title: Case of bilateral non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after dental extractions in a patient with the human immunodeficiency virus.
abstract: It has long been known that immunocompromised patients have an increased risk of getting malignant neoplasms, with lymphomas predominating. This increase in lymphomas is especially notable in the population infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Before the outbreak of the human immunodeficiency virus these neoplasms rarely occurred in the maxillofacial region; they are now being seen with a greater frequency. This report details a case of bilateral non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that was initially misdiagnosed as an odontogenic infection.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000175:diagnosis; D015658:HIV Infections; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000473:pathology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D014081:Tooth Extraction