HODGKINS LYMPHOMA COMPLICATING HIV-INFECTION

HIV associated lymphomas are usually B-cell (non-Hodgkin's) in origin. These are accepted by the Centers for Disease Control as a surveillan ce definition for the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). It h as been increasingly recognized that Hodgkin's lymphoma also occurs in HIV infected patients, although it is relatively uncommon and to date appears confined to males who are either intravenous drug abusers or homosexuals. We report a case in a Saudi female whose sole risk for ac quisition of HIV was sexual contact from her husband. Chemotherapy wit h MOPP/ABVD resulted in regression of the Hodgkin's disease for 14 mon ths, but she died of an uncontrollable opportunistic infection.