Document 0131
 DOCN  M9580131
 TI    Hemophilus influenzae bacteremia in elderly men with Kaposi's sarcoma:
       two case reports and a review of the literature.
 DT    9506
 AU    Arbiser JL; Katz J; Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School,
       Massachusetts; General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA.
 SO    Cutis. 1995 Feb;55(2):101-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95246444
 AB    Hemophilus influenzae is a common pathogen responsible for respiratory
       infections, meningitis, and bacteremia in children, and a rare cause of
       bacteremia in adults. We report two cases of H. influenzae bacteremia in
       elderly men with Kaposi's sarcoma. Both of the patients described are
       elderly men with no other stigmata of the acquired immune deficiency
       syndrome. Both Kaposi's sarcoma of the elderly and adult H. influenzae
       bacteremia are relatively uncommon, and the coappearance of these
       syndromes may suggest a common immune defect predisposing to these
       syndromes, or Kaposi's sarcoma may provide a portal of entry for this
       organism. We suggest that patients with Kaposi's sarcoma who may have
       bacteremia receive appropriate antibiotic treatment for H. influenzae
       until a causative agent is isolated.
 DE    Aged  Antibiotics/THERAPEUTIC USE
       Bacteremia/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/DRUG THERAPY  Case Report  Fatal
       Outcome  *Haemophilus influenzae  Haemophilus
       Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/DRUG THERAPY  Human  Male  Sarcoma,
       Kaposi's/*COMPLICATIONS/IMMUNOLOGY  Skin
       Neoplasms/*COMPLICATIONS/IMMUNOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW OF
       REPORTED CASES

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