       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
       ARTICLE

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