Value of lymph node biopsy in HIV / AIDS patient
Keywords:
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, HIV, biopsyAbstract
Persistent and generalized lymphadenopathy (PGL) is part of the general clinical spectrum associated to HIV infection; however, an opportunistic infection, Kaposi's sarcoma ar non-Hodgkin's lymphoma can also determine the development of lymphadenopathy in sorne cases; and whereas in the case of PGL the histopathological study of a lymph nade would not be relevant, in the other cases a biopsy could be justified and be of interest from the point of view ot diagnosis, therapeutics and/or prognosis.
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