This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citing articles on Web of Science (13)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in JAMA  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Effect of Corticosteroids and Tetracycline

Jose A. Diaz-Buxo, MD; Paul E. Hermans, MD; Kenneth A. Huizenga, MD

JAMA. 1975;233(11):1189-1191.

Abstract
Idiopathic late-onset immunoglobulin deficiency in a young man was associated with achlorhydria and a severe intestinal malabsorption syndrome that did not respond to conventional therapy. Combined therapy with high doses of prednisone and tetracycline hydrochloride resulted in weight gain, cessation of diarrhea, improved absorption of water, fat, and vitamin B12, and production of gastric acid after stimulation with histamine. Serum immunoglobulin levels, however, did not increase.

(JAMA 233:1189-1191, 1975)

Author Affiliations
From the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Section of Publications, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55901 (Dr. Diaz-Buxo).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?