title: AIDS-related lymphoma: resolution with antiretroviral therapy alone.
abstract: Patients with HIV are at increased risk of malignancy, particularly lymphoma, which is the most common malignancy leading to death. With the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), patients live longer but have a longer duration of antigenic stimulation, increasing the prevalence of AIDS-related lymphoma (ARL) in the population living with HIV. Highly active antiretroviral therapy plays a direct role in preserving the immune system, helping to decrease the incidence of ARL. We present a case of a female patient with HIV (CD4 count of 576 cells/mm3) diagnosed with a stage Ill-B non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2009 while off HAART. She was subsequently started on HAART, leading to full resolution of her lymphoma without any chemotherapeutic intervention. She was last seen in the clinic in December 2013 without any evidence of recurrence of her lymphoma. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a stage III-B non-Hodgkin<in lymphoma in an HIV-infected patient, which resolved with only HAART.
authors.forename: Rabih Riad
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Hallit
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afridi
authors.forename: Raymund
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sison
authors.forename: Maria Elaine Y
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Szabela
authors.forename: Nikki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bajaj
authors.forename: Roula
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alchaa
authors.forename: Souheil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hallit
authors.forename: Nelly
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Awkar
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boghossian
authors.forename: Jihad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Slim
mesh_terms: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents