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Letters |1 June 1995

Megestrol for AIDS-Related Anorexia

Mathew Maurer

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TO THE EDITOR:
As a resident in internal medicine in New York City, I treat many patients with AIDS. I was pleased to read two well-done studies describing a beneficial effect of megestrol on weight gain in patients with AIDS-related cachexia [1, 2]. My optimism is limited, however, by an encounter with a patient for whom I prescribed megestrol. Oster and colleagues [1] state that “because megestrol acetate is a derivative of progesterone, concern exists about the potential effect of megestrol on the endocrine system.” This concern is well illustrated by the case of a 29-year-old woman with AIDS...
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Maurer M. Megestrol for AIDS-Related Anorexia. Ann Intern Med. 1995;122:879–881. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-122-11-199506010-00017

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 1995;122(11):879-881.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-122-11-199506010-00017

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