A life-threatening tracheal localization of lymphoma in a patient with AIDS.
Lymphoma is a frequent complication of HIV infection, but we report a rare localization in the subglottic tracheal area. A case of tracheal stenosis due to lymphoma in an HIV-infected patient is presented. The main complaint was severe dyspnea. Chemotherapy was ineffective but radiotherapy improved the patient's condition and increased the caliber of the tracheal lumen.
Chaouat
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Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France.
Fraisse
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Kessler
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Lang
J M
JM
Weitzenblum
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology