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.