Hematology/Oncology in AIDS
Hematology/Oncology in AIDS
A signature abnormality of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is the decline in the number of CD4 lymphocytes…
Other Malignancies
The incidence of Hodgkin’s disease has been estimated to be up to 18-fold greater in HIV-infected individuals compared…
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
B-cell lymphoma frequently occurs in immunosuppressed individuals. Genetic disorders of the immune system such as Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, as…
Kaposi’s Sarcoma
Kaposi’s sarcoma is the most frequent neoplastic manifestation of HIV infection and is one of the CDC criteria…
Hematopoietic Growth Factors
Suppression of leukocyte or erythrocyte production can be a limiting factor in treating HIV infection or its complications.…
Anemia
Anemia increases in incidence in HIV-infected patients as their degree of immune dysfunction worsens. The anemia is usually…
Neutropenia
Neutropenia occurs in the HIV-infected patient in concert with decreases in other cell counts with progressive deterioration of…
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopenia may be a presenting laboratory finding in an otherwise asymptomatic HIV-infected person. HIV infection should be considered…
