Malignant plasma cell tumors in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The development of malignant neoplasms in patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or with a positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody test is a well known phenomenon. According to the guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (Atlanta, GA), the presence of intermediate-grade or high-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in HIV antibody-positive patients is considered a diagnostic criterion for AIDS. The authors describe two cases of malignant plasma cell tumors in two young HIV-infected patients. In light of this and other reports of plasma cell tumors in patients at risk for AIDS or with a positive HIV antibody test, the finding of another manifestation of B-cell neoplasia in these patients may enlarge the spectrum of AIDS-related tumors.
Medical subject headings
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- HIV Seropositivity
- Plasmacytoma
- Skin Neoplasms