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  2. AIDS-related lymphoma - Wikipedia

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    AIDS-related lymphoma describes lymphomas occurring in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (). [1] [2]A lymphoma is a type of cancer arising from lymphoid cells.In AIDS, the incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, primary cerebral lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease are all increased.

  3. Lymphoproliferative disorders - Wikipedia

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    Viral infection is a very common cause of lymphoproliferative disorders. In children, the most common is believed to be congenital HIV infection because it is highly associated with acquired immunodeficiency, which often leads to lymphoproliferative disorders. [2]

  4. The prognosis of patients with advanced stage PBL, which is a common presentation of the disease in patients with HIV/AIDS, is poor (media survival 6–7 months). [51] However, PBL patients with early stages of the disease and/or EBV+ disease have a much better survival rate. [ 16 ]

  5. Lymphadenopathy - Wikipedia

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    Localized lymphadenopathy: due to localized spot of infection; e.g., an infected spot on the scalp will cause lymph nodes in the neck on that same side to swell up; Inflammatory localized lymphadenopathy at right mandibular angle. Generalized lymphadenopathy: due to a systemic infection of the body; e.g., influenza or secondary syphilis

  6. Persistent generalized lymphadenopathy - Wikipedia

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    Due to lymphoproliferation in the intraglandular lymphoid tissue, obstruction within the epithelium results in cystic expansion, which is the cause of cystic parotid lesions found in PGL. [2] This condition frequently occurs in people in the latency period of HIV/AIDS. [1] The lymphatic system is part of the immune surveillance system.

  7. Signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    Figure 1. Early Symptoms of HIV. The stages of HIV infection are acute infection (also known as primary infection), latency, and AIDS. Acute infection lasts for several weeks and may include symptoms such as fever, swollen lymph nodes, inflammation of the throat, rash, muscle pain, malaise, and mouth and esophageal sores. The latency stage ...

  8. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a condition seen in some cases of HIV/AIDS or immunosuppression, in which the immune system begins to recover, but then responds to a previously acquired opportunistic infection with an overwhelming inflammatory response that paradoxically makes the symptoms of infection worse.

  9. Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Patients with lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia may present with lymphadenopathy, enlarged liver, enlarged spleen, enlarged salivary gland, thickening and widening of the extremities of the fingers and toes , and breathing symptoms such as shortness of breath and wheezing.