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Presentation of a plasmablastic lymphoma in a human immunodeficiency virus‐positive patient after administration of an inferior alveolar dental block
Author(s) -
McKenna Gerald,
Manton Sarah
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-248x.2008.00024.x
Subject(s) - medicine , plasmablastic lymphoma , lymphoma , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , incidence (geometry) , presentation (obstetrics) , disease , cancer , pathology , surgery , immunology , physics , optics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a serious worldwide healthcare problem with implications for all healthcare workers. The reported oral manifestations of the disease are numerous and have been categorised according to the strength of their association with HIV infection. Oral non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma is strongly associated with HIV infection, and an increased incidence of such neoplasms is widely reported. This case report details the presentation of a rare subcategory of plasmablastic lymphoma in an HIV‐positive patient after administration of an inferior alveolar dental block to facilitate extraction of mandibular teeth. This highly aggressive neoplasm is a large B‐cell lymphoma with a predilection for the oral cavity. Unfortunately, the prognosis for such a tumour is poor as detailed in this case.