Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, HTLV-III/LAV, and HTLV-III/LAV antibody in the wife of a man with transfusion-acquired AIDS. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1987. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, HTLV-III/LAV, and HTLV-III/LAV antibody in the wife of a man with transfusion-acquired AIDS.

Am J Med. 1986 Nov;81(5):898-900. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/87046085
Duncan ED; Miller HJ; McKeever WP

Abstract: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the small intestine developed in a 66-year-old woman who was the wife of a man with transfusion-related acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Antibody to the human T lymphotrophic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus (HTLV-III/LAV) was present in her serum, and the virus was isolated from her peripheral lymphocytes. The possibility that the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in this patient was a manifestation of HTLV-III/LAV infection is discussed. This is believed to be the first reported case of lymphoma occurring in a patient with documented HTLV-III/LAV infection outside the male homosexual risk group.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/BLOOD/*COMPLICATIONS Aged Antibodies, Viral/*ANALYSIS Case Report Female Human HIV/*IMMUNOLOGY Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's/BLOOD/*ETIOLOGY Male JOURNAL ARTICLE

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