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Document 0611
DOCN M9620611
TI Non surgical treatment of empyema thoracis with intrapleural
streptokinase in a patient with AIDS.
DT 9602
AU Miller RF; Severn A; Department of Medicine, University College London
Medical School,; Middlesex Hospital Site, UK.
SO Genitourin Med. 1995 Aug;71(4):259-61. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96046508
AB After unsuccessful treatment with intercostal tube drainage and
antibiotics intrapleural streptokinase was used to treat successfully an
empyema in a man with AIDS and advanced cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma who
was unfit for surgical decortication. The role of this technique in the
management of HIV positive patients with empyema is discussed.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Case Report
Empyema, Pleural/COMPLICATIONS/*DRUG THERAPY Fibrinolytic
Agents/*THERAPEUTIC USE Human Male Sarcoma, Kaposi's/*COMPLICATIONS
Skin Neoplasms/*COMPLICATIONS Streptokinase/*THERAPEUTIC USE JOURNAL
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SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
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