title: Opportunistic non-Hodgkin's lymphomas among severely immunocompromised HIV-infected patients surviving for prolonged periods on antiretroviral therapy--United States.
abstract: Since 1982, high-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs) have been reported among persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (1); in 1985, CDC revised the surveillance case definition for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) to include certain high-grade NHLs. Recent surveillance findings indicate that NHLs occur among approximately 3% of all adults with AIDS reported to CDC. This report characterizes the occurrence of NHLs in a cohort of persons with AIDS or severe HIV infection who have received long-term zidovudine (AZT)-based therapy.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D015215:Zidovudine