HIV-associated lymphoma: Report of three cases

Persons with congenital or acquired immunosuppression have long been known to have an increased incidence of lymphoproliferative disorders. Unsurprisi ngly, therefore, the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), caused by t he human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is associated with an increased inci dence of lymphoma, Three cases with HIV-associated lymphoma aged 30, 32 and 35 years respectively are presented. Two had cutaneous non-Hodgkin's lymph oma while one had Hodgkin's lymphoma. Standard chemotherapy for lymphoma wa s given with good tumour regression. Two of the patients died within six mo nths of lymphoma diagnosis due to other complications of HIV.