Endobronchial primary large B-cell Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in HIV-infected patient in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy era: Description of a case report

U Caterino; O Tambaro; G Palmiero; F Borrelli; M Cotugno; G Bonadies

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.04.022

Endobronchial primary large B-cell Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in HIV-infected patient in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy era: Description of a case report

Respir Med Case Rep. 2017 May 2:21:151-153. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.04.022. eCollection 2017.

Authors

U Caterino¹, O Tambaro², G Palmiero², F Borrelli², M Cotugno², G Bonadies²

Affiliations

¹ Thoracic Endoscopic Unit, V MonaldiHospital, Naples, Italy.
² Infectious Diseases Unit, AOU Federico II, Naples, Italy.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of endobronchial primary large B-cell Non Hodgkin Lymphoma in a HIV-infected patient in the course of effective Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). Diagnosis of large B-cell NHL was obtained by fibreoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) biopsies. Three cycles of R-CHOP chemotherapy (rituximab, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, prednisone) was performed and clinical and radiological remission was obtained after 3 cycles of therapy.

Keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus; Lymphoma–AIDS related; Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; Pulmonary neoplasm.

Publication types

Case Reports