Beneficial response to megoestrol acetate in AIDS-related cachexia and a possible megoestrol withdrawal-associated syndrome?
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https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-70520521Abstract
A man with AIDS is described in whom a profound weight loss was converted into a weight gain by treatment with megoestrol acetate, a synthetic progesterone. His appetite improved and was accompanied by a feeling of improved well-being. Following abrupt discontinuation of the drug, there was a significant but transient depression of mood and appetite associated with loss of energy; it is suggested that this complex of symptoms might represent a megoestrol acetate withdrawal-associated syndrome.Downloads
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1990-11-01
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Nathwani, D., Green, S. T., Heslop, J. M., Goldberg, D. J., & Kennedy, D. H. (1990). Beneficial response to megoestrol acetate in AIDS-related cachexia and a possible megoestrol withdrawal-associated syndrome?. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 70(6), 520–521. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-70520521
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