[Long term survival in an HIV-immunosuppressed patient treated with foscarnet].

An HIV-infected woman with a CD4+ T-cell count below 100 x 10(6)/l survived for longer than 4 years of being diagnosed of AIDS, with acceptable health status (Karnofsky > 80%). Administration of foscarnet during two years, recommended as suppressive therapy for a previous cytomegalovirus retinitis, might have caused a sustained reduction in plasma HIV-RNA, contributing to her long-term survival.