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Introducción: el linfoma no Hodgkin (LNH) es la segunda neoplasia más frecuente en pacientes con SIDA. Una de las principales características de los LNH asociados con el SIDA es la alta frecuencia de compromiso extranodal, incluyendo el tracto astrointestinal, como manifestación inicial de la neoplasia. Métodos: se analizaron de manera retrospectiva las características epidemiológicas, clínicas, virológicas, inmunológicas e histopatológicas de 8 pacientes con diagnóstico de linfomas del tracto gastrointestinal y glándulas anexas (hígado y parótida) asistidos en la División de VIH- /SIDA del Hospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas F J Muñiz de Buenos Aires, Argentina, entre enero de 1997 y diciembre de 2004. Todos los pacientes fueron evaluados por tomografía computarizada y examen de la médula ósea, además de los exámenes endoscópicosde diagnóstico. Resultados: todos los pacientes fueron varones; 4 eran heterosexuales, 2 homosexuales, uno hemofílico y uno adicto a drogas endovenosas. Tres pacientes presentaron coinfección por el virus de la hepatitis C. La mediana de edad fue de 42 años y la mediana de linfocitos T CD4 + fue de 87 células/uL al momento del diagnóstico de la neoplasia. Ningún paciente recibía TARGA al momento del diagnóstico del linfoma. La incidencia global de linfomas (primarios del sistema nervioso central, no Hodgkin sistémicos y de Hodgkin) durante el período de estudio fue de 2,9% (54 casos); 17 pacientes (32%) tuvieron diagnóstico de LNH sistémicos; 10 (58,8%) de ellos tuvieron presentación extranodal al momento del inicio de las mani manifestaciones clínicas y 8 (80%) comprometieron el tubo digestivo y las glándulas anexas (parótida, cavum, esófago, estómago, duodeno, colon derecho en 2 casos e hígado en el restante), como LNH primarios, de alto grado y de fenotipo "B". Todos los pacientes presentaronsíntomas "B" al momento del diagnóstico. De acuerdo con los criterios de estadificación de Lugano, 4 se encontraban en el estadio...
Background: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is the second most common neoplasm among patients with AIDS. One of the major clinical characteristics of AIDS-associated NHL is the high frequency of extranodal involvement, including the gastrointestinaltract, at initial presentation. Methods: From January 1997 to December 2004, 8 cases of NHL of the digestive tract and anexal glands (liver and parotid gland) were observed at the HIV/AIDS division of the Infectious Diseases F J Muñiz Hospital from Buenos Aires,Argentina. All patients were staged by computed tomography scanning and bone marrow examination, in addition to the endoscopic evaluation. Results: All patients were males; 4 were heterosexual, 2 homosexual, and 1 were a hemophilic and an intravenous drug abuser. The median age was 42 years and the median CD4 T cell count was 87 cells/uL at the time of the diagnosis of neoplasm. No patient was receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) at lymphoma diagnosis. The global incidence of AIDS-associated lymphomas (central nervous system lymphomas, non-Hodgkin lymphomas and Hodgkin lymphoma) during the time of study was 2,9% (54 cases); 17 patients(32%) had diagnosis of systemic NHL; 10 (58,8%) of them were extranodal at the onset of clinical symptoms and 8 (80%) involvement the digestive tract and anexal glands (parotid gland, cavum, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, the right colon in 2 patients and the liver), as primary NHL of high grade and "B" phenotype. All patients presented "B" symptoms at the time of diagnosis. Primary duodenal lymphoma was the only Burkittlymphoma of this serie and we detected the Epstein-Barr virus genome in the biopsy smears of this tumor and in the hepatic lymphoma. Four patients were treated with systemic chemotherapy with granulocytic growth factor support plus highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART); 2 of them (cavum and one of the colon) had a prolonged survival with immune reconstitution during 5 and 6...
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Liver Neoplasms/diagnosis , Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/diagnosis , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/diagnosis , Parotid Neoplasms/diagnosis , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/drug therapy , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/mortality , Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy , Liver Neoplasms/mortality , Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/drug therapy , Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/mortality , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/drug therapy , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/mortality , Neoplasm Staging , Parotid Neoplasms/drug therapy , Parotid Neoplasms/mortality , Prognosis , Retrospective Studies , Survival AnalysisABSTRACT
Introducción: el linfoma no Hodgkin (LNH) es la segunda neoplasia más frecuente en pacientes con SIDA. Una de las principales características de los LNH asociados con el SIDA es la alta frecuencia de compromiso extranodal, incluyendo el tracto astrointestinal, como manifestación inicial de la neoplasia. Métodos: se analizaron de manera retrospectiva las características epidemiológicas, clínicas, virológicas, inmunológicas e histopatológicas de 8 pacientes con diagnóstico de linfomas del tracto gastrointestinal y glándulas anexas (hígado y parótida) asistidos en la División de VIH- /SIDA del Hospital de Enfermedades Infecciosas F J Muñiz de Buenos Aires, Argentina, entre enero de 1997 y diciembre de 2004. Todos los pacientes fueron evaluados por tomografía computarizada y examen de la médula ósea, además de los exámenes endoscópicosde diagnóstico. Resultados: todos los pacientes fueron varones; 4 eran heterosexuales, 2 homosexuales, uno hemofílico y uno adicto a drogas endovenosas. Tres pacientes presentaron coinfección por el virus de la hepatitis C. La mediana de edad fue de 42 años y la mediana de linfocitos T CD4 + fue de 87 células/uL al momento del diagnóstico de la neoplasia. Ningún paciente recibía TARGA al momento del diagnóstico del linfoma. La incidencia global de linfomas (primarios del sistema nervioso central, no Hodgkin sistémicos y de Hodgkin) durante el período de estudio fue de 2,9% (54 casos); 17 pacientes (32%) tuvieron diagnóstico de LNH sistémicos; 10 (58,8%) de ellos tuvieron presentación extranodal al momento del inicio de las mani manifestaciones clínicas y 8 (80%) comprometieron el tubo digestivo y las glándulas anexas (parótida, cavum, esófago, estómago, duodeno, colon derecho en 2 casos e hígado en el restante), como LNH primarios, de alto grado y de fenotipo "B". Todos los pacientes presentaronsíntomas "B" al momento del diagnóstico. De acuerdo con los criterios de estadificación de Lugano, 4 se encontraban en el estadio...(AU)
Background: Non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL) is the second most common neoplasm among patients with AIDS. One of the major clinical characteristics of AIDS-associated NHL is the high frequency of extranodal involvement, including the gastrointestinaltract, at initial presentation. Methods: From January 1997 to December 2004, 8 cases of NHL of the digestive tract and anexal glands (liver and parotid gland) were observed at the HIV/AIDS division of the Infectious Diseases F J Muñiz Hospital from Buenos Aires,Argentina. All patients were staged by computed tomography scanning and bone marrow examination, in addition to the endoscopic evaluation. Results: All patients were males; 4 were heterosexual, 2 homosexual, and 1 were a hemophilic and an intravenous drug abuser. The median age was 42 years and the median CD4 T cell count was 87 cells/uL at the time of the diagnosis of neoplasm. No patient was receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) at lymphoma diagnosis. The global incidence of AIDS-associated lymphomas (central nervous system lymphomas, non-Hodgkin lymphomas and Hodgkin lymphoma) during the time of study was 2,9% (54 cases); 17 patients(32%) had diagnosis of systemic NHL; 10 (58,8%) of them were extranodal at the onset of clinical symptoms and 8 (80%) involvement the digestive tract and anexal glands (parotid gland, cavum, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, the right colon in 2 patients and the liver), as primary NHL of high grade and "B" phenotype. All patients presented "B" symptoms at the time of diagnosis. Primary duodenal lymphoma was the only Burkittlymphoma of this serie and we detected the Epstein-Barr virus genome in the biopsy smears of this tumor and in the hepatic lymphoma. Four patients were treated with systemic chemotherapy with granulocytic growth factor support plus highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART); 2 of them (cavum and one of the colon) had a prolonged survival with immune reconstitution during 5 and 6... (AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/diagnosis , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/diagnosis , Liver Neoplasms/diagnosis , Parotid Neoplasms/diagnosis , Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/drug therapy , Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/mortality , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/drug therapy , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/mortality , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/drug therapy , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/mortality , Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy , Liver Neoplasms/mortality , Parotid Neoplasms/drug therapy , Parotid Neoplasms/mortality , Retrospective Studies , Survival Analysis , Neoplasm Staging , PrognosisABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is the second most common neoplasm among patients with AIDS. One of the major clinical characteristics of AIDS-associated NHL is the high frequency of extra-nodal involvement, including the gastrointestinal tract, at initial presentation. METHODS: From January 1997 to December 2004, 8 cases of NHL of the digestive tract and anexal glands (liver and parotid gland) were observed at the HIV/AIDS division of the Infectious Diseases FJ Muñiz Hospital from Buenos Aires, Argentina. All patients were staged by computed tomography scanning and bone marrow examination, in addition to the endoscopic evaluation. RESULTS: All patients were males; 4 were heterosexual, 2 homosexual, and 1 were a hemophilic and an intravenous drug abuser. The median age was 42 years and the median CD4 T cell count was 87 cells/uL at the time of the diagnosis of neoplasm. No patient was receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) at lymphoma diagnosis. The global incidence of AIDS-associated lymphomas (central nervous system lymphomas, non-Hodgkin lymphomas and Hodgkin lymphoma) during the time of study was 2,9% (54 cases); 17 patients (32%) had diagnosis of systemic NHL; 10 (58,8%) of them were extranodal at the onset of clinical symptoms and 8 (80%) involvement the digestive tract and anexal glands (parotid gland, cavum, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, the right colon in 2 patients and the liver), as primary NHL of high grade and "B" phenotype. All patients presented "B" symptoms at the time of diagnosis. Primary duodenal lymphoma was the only Burkitt lymphoma of this serie and we detected the Epstein-Barr virus genome in the biopsy smears of this tumor and in the hepatic lymphoma. Four patients were treated with systemic chemotherapy with granulocitic growth factor support plus highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART); 2 of them (cavum and one of the colon) had a prolonged survival with immune reconstitution during 5 and 6 years, respectively, after the diagnosis. The median survival of the patients, which received HAART plus chemotherapy, was 33 months. The median survival of the others patients was 90 days. CONCLUSION: NHL of the gastrointestinal tract is a severe complication of advanced HIV/AIDS disease. Early diagnosis followed by chemotherapy plus HAART are necessary to improve the prognosis and the survival of these patients.
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Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Liver Neoplasms/diagnosis , Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/diagnosis , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/diagnosis , Parotid Neoplasms/diagnosis , Adult , Female , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/drug therapy , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/mortality , Humans , Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy , Liver Neoplasms/mortality , Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/drug therapy , Lymphoma, AIDS-Related/mortality , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/drug therapy , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/mortality , Male , Neoplasm Staging , Parotid Neoplasms/drug therapy , Parotid Neoplasms/mortality , Prognosis , Retrospective Studies , Survival AnalysisABSTRACT
Infections caused by Nocardia species are infrequent but challenging to clinicians. They cause a wide variety of diseases in both normal and immunocompromised patients. In recent years, the number of case reports has been increasing, and this can be attributed to the improvements in diagnostic capabilities and the higher clinical index of suspicion accompanying the increased prevalence of immunosuppressed patients. The treatment of nocardiosis also requires expertise. This report reviews the epidemiology, physiopathology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of this aerobic bacterial disease.
