Case report: dual primary AIDS-defining cancers in an HIV-infected patient receiving antiretroviral therapy: Burkitt’s lymphoma and Kaposi’s sarcoma

Case report: dual primary AIDS-defining cancers in an HIV-infected patient receiving antiretroviral therapy: Burkitt’s lymphoma and Kaposi’s sarcoma

Abstract Background The incidence of AIDS-defining cancers (ADCs) has decreased markedly in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The occurrence of two ADCs is rare in people living with HIV or AIDS (PWHA) who are severely immunosuppressed or have incomplete virologic suppression....

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Main Authors: Seong Eun Kim, Younggon Jung, Tae Hoon Oh, Uh Jin Kim, Seung-Ji Kang, Hee-Chang Jang, Kyung-Hwa Park, Kyung-Hwa Lee, Sook In Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
HIV
Burkitt’s lymphoma
Kaposi’s sarcoma
Antiretroviral therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-5019-9

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