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| Rezende,Rosamar Eulira Fontes; Mantelmacher,Marcos; Ferreira,Sandro da Costa; Hyppólito,Elodie Bomfim; Machado,Alcyone Artioli; Ardengh,José Celso; Módena,José Luiz Pimenta. |
| Primary gastric non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is a co-morbidity that can be observed during the clinical course of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We evaluated the prevalence, clinical-evolutive aspects and form of endoscopic presentation of primary gastric NHL associated with AIDS. Two hundred and forty-three HIV patients were submitted to upper digestive endoscopy, with evaluation of clinical, endoscopic and histological data. A CD4 count was made by flow cytometry and viral load was determined in a branched-DNA assay. Six cases (five men; mean age: 37 years; range: 29-46 years) of primary gastric NHL were detected. The median CD4 count was 140 cells/mm³ and the median viral load was 40,313 copies/mL. Upper digestive endoscopy revealed polypoid... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; AIDS; Stomach; Upper digestive endoscopy. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000100002 |
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