Hypercalcemia and T-cell lymphoma with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome:Occurrence without human T-cell leukemia virus-I

We describe the case of a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( AIDS) who had a CD4 cell count of 60/mu L, bilateral hilar adenopathy, and hypercalcemia. Transbronchial biopsy showed T-cell anaplastic large cell ly mphoma, Serology was negative for human T-cell leukemia virus-I (HTLV-I), T his appears to be the first case of T-cell anaplastic large cell lymphoma o ccurring in an AIDS patient with hypercalcemia who was seronegative for HTL V-I.