Human immunodeficiency virus-associated Burkitt lymphoma in a Japanese patient with early submandibular swelling: a case report

Human immunodeficiency virus-associated Burkitt lymphoma in a Japanese patient with early submandibular swelling: a case report

Case presentation In this case, submandibular swelling was the first clinical sign of pathology and the patient's HIV-positive status only became evident later. It is highly likely that BL was triggered by HIV infection.

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC research notes 2013-12, Vol.6 (1), Article 557
Hauptverfasser: Komatsu, Noriko, Kawase-Koga, Yoko, Mori, Yoshiyuki, Kamikubo, Yasuhiko, Kurokawa, Mineo, Takato, Tsuyoshi
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Sprache:eng
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Burkitt's lymphoma
Case studies
Diagnosis
Diseases
HIV infection
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas
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Zusammenfassung:Case presentation In this case, submandibular swelling was the first clinical sign of pathology and the patient's HIV-positive status only became evident later. It is highly likely that BL was triggered by HIV infection.
ISSN:1756-0500
1756-0500
DOI:10.1186/1756-0500-6-557