BUSCHKE-LOWENSTEIN TUMOR AND IMMUNITY

We report the case of an alcoholic patient, 41 years old, with negativ e results of serologic tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) wi th a perianal Buschke-Lowenstein tumor present for eight years and exc eptionally large. The patient's cell-mediated immunity was evaluated b y two functional tests: the Multitest IMC (Institut Merieux, Lyon) and the dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) test. The patient neither responded t o any Multitest antigens nor was sensitized by DNCB. We consider that the immune shortage in this patient could influence the appearance of the Buschke-Lowenstein tumor.