Spinal cord compression caused by anaplastic large cell lymphoma in an HIV infected individual.
Lymphomas occur with an increased frequency in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. These are usually high-grade immunoblastic lymphomas and primary central nervous system lymphomas. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a distinct type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It is uncommon in HIV infected individuals. We describe here an uncommon presentation of this relatively rare lymphoma in the form of spinal cord compression syndrome in a young HIV infected individual.
Department of Internal Medicine, Post Gradute Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. sk_bhutungru1977@yahoo.co.in
Susheel
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Kumar
Ajay
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Wanchu
Aman
A
Sharma
Kanchan
K
Mukherjee
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Radotra
Vivek
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Gupta
Surjit
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Singh
D000293:Adolescent; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D017728:Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*