Hodgkins lymphoma with HIV infection.
The association between Hodgkins Lymphoma (HL) with HIV is common in adults but rare in children. A 5 year old boy, known case of HIV on antiretroviral therapy, presented with prolonged fever, multiple enlarged lymph nodes along with hepatosplenomegaly. A diagnosis of Hodgkins lymphoma was entertained on histopathological examination; further subtyping was done by immunohistochemistry.
Mittal
Pankaj
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Department of Pediatrics, B.J. Medical College, Pune 411 001, Maharashtra, India. docpankajmittal@gmail.com
Daga
S R
SR
D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related; D008297:Male