Open AccessPrimary non-Hodgkin′s lymphoma of gingiva in a 28-year-old HIV-positive patient
Author(s) -
K F Basavaraj,
Karthikeyan Ramalingam,
Amitabha Sarkar,
Savitha Muddaiah
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.101913
Subject(s) - lymphoma , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , oral cavity , non hodgkin's lymphoma , hodgkin lymphoma , dermatology , pathology , immunology , dentistry
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is seldom seen in the oral cavity, and has been reported with some frequency in HIV-positive patients. Oral HIV-related lymphomas exhibit an aggressive course and can mimic other oral tumors and infections that make early recognition and diagnosis difficult. This paper presents a case of NHL on the gingiva of a 28-year-old HIV-positive male patient.