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High proportion of T-cell systemic non-Hodgkin lymphoma in HIV-infected patients in Lima, Peru.
Collins, Jaime A; Hernández, Adrián V; Hidalgo, José A; Villena, Juan; Sumire, Julia; Delgado, Víctor; Salazar, Raúl.
Afiliação
  • Collins JA; HIV/AIDS Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Guillermo Almenara General Hospital, Lima, Peru.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr ; 40(5): 558-64, 2005 Dec 15.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16284532
OBJECTIVE: Few reports have described the clinical and pathologic characteristics of HIV-related systemic non-Hodgkin lymphoma (sNHL) in developing countries. We aimed to determine these characteristics from a national HIV reference center in Peru and to evaluate factors associated with survival. METHODS: A retrospective/prospective study of patients with HIV-related sNHL from the Guillermo Almenara General Hospital in Lima, Peru between 1993 and 2004. Clinical characteristics at diagnosis included age, gender, risk behavior, previous AIDS diagnosis, opportunistic diseases, previous highly active antiretroviral therapy, Karnofsky score, origin, clinical stage and B-cell symptoms of sNHL, and CD4 cell count. Cases of sNHL were classified according to the criteria of the World Health Organization. RESULTS: Thirty-three cases were identified (26 male, age range: 38 +/- 10 years). Ten patients (30%) had a prior history of AIDS, 14 (42%) had a Karnofsky score of
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por HIV / Linfoma de Células T / Linfoma Relacionado a AIDS Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Peru Idioma: En Revista: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Assunto da revista: SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS) Ano de publicação: 2005 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Peru País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por HIV / Linfoma de Células T / Linfoma Relacionado a AIDS Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Peru Idioma: En Revista: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Assunto da revista: SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS) Ano de publicação: 2005 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Peru País de publicação: Estados Unidos