title: Lymphoreticular disease in Trinidad.
abstract: An analysis of 651 diagnostic lymph node biopsies performed at the Port of Spain General Hospital, Trinidad was carried out to determine the diseases that commonly present with lymphadenopathy. Non-specific reactive hyperplasia was common and tuberculous lymphadenitis was rare. There was a high prevalence of Non Hodgkin's lymphomas. The role of human T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus in the aetiology of lymphadenopathy is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Port-of-Spain General Hospital, Trinidad.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Raju
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago