The Syndrome of Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections: An Epidemiologically Restricted Disorder of Immunoregulation
Authors: ANTHONY S. FAUCI
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Editorials1 June 1982The Syndrome of Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections: An Epidemiologically Restricted Disorder of ImmunoregulationFREEANTHONY S. FAUCI, M.D.ANTHONY S. FAUCI, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-96-6-777 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn June and July of 1981 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported to the medical community the alarming and unprecedented occurrence of Kaposi's sarcoma,Pneumocystis cariniipneumonia, and other severe opportunistic infections among apparently previously healthy homosexual men in the United States, with a concentration of cases in New York and California (1, 2). Soon thereafter more detailed reports appeared in the literature clearly documenting this unique pattern of disease (3-6). 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