Hyperthermia and AIDS treatment

One of the main clinical manifestations of AIDS is as a multisite tumor, primarily Kaposi´s sarcoma. This can be treated by radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy, but hyperthermia could also be used either on its own or in combination with these methods. As (human immunodeficiency virus) HIV is temperature-sensitive, treatment by hyperthermia also offers the potential advantage that it will cause virus inactivation. A broad-loop inductive coil has been constructed to apply hyperthermia regionally or, in conjunction with a hyperthermia cabinet, to the whole body. This system will be used for the treatment of patients in the above category and, if successful, its use will be extended to AIDS patients without tumors and, possibly, to those HIV-infected patients who are likely to develop AIDS.<>