Sarcoidosis complicated by HTLV III-infection: steroid therapy in combination with thymostimulin.

Report on a patient suffering from severe lung sarcoidosis and HTLV III-infection. Under combined treatment with cortisone and thymostimulin the patient recovered surprisingly well. The X-ray showed a frank improvement of the lung alterations, and in addition an extensive normalization of leucocytes and lymphocytes could be noticed. No side-effects could be observed under this treatment.