title: A rare presentation of plasmablastic lymphoma as cutaneous nodules in an immunocompromised patient.
abstract: Plasmablastic lymphoma is a rare entity accounting for around 2.7% of all AIDS-related lymphomas. The oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract are the most common sites involved. We report a case of a 34-year-old HIV-positive woman with a rare presentation of cutaneous nodules all over the body. Due to overwhelming tumour burden, she developed tumour lysis syndrome during her hospital stay and succumbed to the illness.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of General Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Selvin Sundar Raj
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Mani
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of General Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kodiatte
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of General Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Manjeera
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jagannati
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008853:Microscopy; D000069293:Plasmablastic Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D015275:Tumor Lysis Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
keywords: HIV infection; plasmablastic lymphoma; skin