1. Ribavirin and intravenous immune globulin therapy for measles pneumonia in HIV infection
- Author
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King Jw, Stogner Sw, Black-Payne C, and Bocchini J
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,Combination therapy ,viruses ,Intravenous Immune Globulin ,Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ,Immunoglobulins ,HIV Infections ,medicine.disease_cause ,Measles ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Ribavirin ,Medicine ,Humans ,biology ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Pneumonia ,biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition ,medicine.disease ,Virology ,chemistry ,Respiratory failure ,biology.protein ,Drug Therapy, Combination ,Antibody ,business - Abstract
We have described a patient, immunocompromised from an infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, who had rapidly progressive measles complicated by measles pneumonia and respiratory failure. Rapid improvement in the patient's condition followed therapy with inhaled ribavirin and intravenous immune globulin. Patients who have measles pneumonia associated with respiratory failure may benefit from combination therapy with ribavirin and IV immune globulin.
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- 1993