High proportion of T-cell systemic non-Hodgkin lymphoma in HIV-infected patients in Lima, Peru |
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Authors: | Collins Jaime A,Hernández Adrián V,Hidalgo José A,Villena Juan,Sumire Julia,Delgado Víctor,Salazar Raúl Almenara Hospital AIDS Working Group |
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Affiliation: | HIV/AIDS Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Guillermo Almenara General Hospital, Lima, Peru. |
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Abstract: | 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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