The Coombs' Test and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Authors: SUDHIR GUPTA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1984)

Letters and Corrections1 March 1984The Coombs' Test and the Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeSUDHIR GUPTA, M.D., KENRICK LICORISH, M.D.SUDHIR GUPTA, M.D., KENRICK LICORISH, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-100-3-462_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is characterized by marked suppression of cell-mediated immunity and is believed to involve a defect in immunoregulation (1). Morris and colleagues (2) have reported autoimmune thrombocytopenia in male homosexuals without opportunistic infections or Kaposi's sarcoma. Zauber and Park (3) have reported autoimmune hemolytic anemia and neutropenia in a male homosexual. Therefore, we examined the results of Coombs' test in 10 male homosexuals with the syndrome (4 with Kaposi's sarcoma, 3 withPneumocystis cariniipneumonia, 2 with toxoplasma brain abscess, and 1 with candida brain abscess) and 13 patients with the lymphadenopathy-fever syndrome (acquired-immuno-deficiency-syndrome-related...References1. FAUCI A. The syndrome of Kaposi's sarcoma and opportunistic infections: an epidemiologically restricted disorder of immunoregulation [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:777-9. LinkGoogle Scholar2. MORRISDISTENFELDAMOROSIKARPATKIN LAES. Autoimmune thrombocytopenica purpura in homosexual men. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:714-7. LinkGoogle Scholar3. ZAUBERPARK PY. Neutropenia and hemolytic anemia in a homosexual man [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1983;98:1029. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: SUDHIR GUPTA, M.D.; KENRICK LICORISH, M.D.Affiliations: University of California Irvine, CA 92717 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIncreased CD4 + T cell-dependent anti-erythrocyte antibody levels following the onset of parasite egg production in Schistosoma mansoni infected miceAIDS virus infection and autoimmunity: A perspective of the clinical, immunological, and molecular origins of the autoallergic pathologies associated with HIV diseaseAids and Autoimmunity : For DebateHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in ChildrenMalignant melanoma in a homosexual man with HTLV-III/LAV exposureImmunotherapy of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), AIDS-related Complex and Subjects at RiskA Prospective Study of the Ophthalmologic Findings in the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in AfricaImmune complexes in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): Relationship to disease manifestation, risk group, and immunologic defectImmune Complexes in Man: Detection and Clinical SignificanceCirculating Immune Complexes in AIDS 1 March 1984Volume 100, Issue 3Page: 462-462KeywordsAIDSAbscessesBrainHomosexualsIdiopathic thrombocytopenic purpuraKaposi sarcomaNeutropeniaOpportunistic infectionsPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaToxoplasma ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1984 PDF downloadLoading ...