HIV Associated Intra–oral Burkitt´s Lymphoma: A Case Report
Published: December 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.3862
Soujanya Pinisetti, Govind Raj Kumar Nalabolu, Chowdary UVR, Durg a Prasad Tadi
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences,
Chinnaavutapally, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Guru Gobind Singh College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre,
Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences,
Chinnaavutapally, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Soujanya P.
Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology,
Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinnaavutapally, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Phone: 09392479477, E-mail: soujanyadentist@gmail.com
Immunodeficiency associated Burkitt’s lymphoma is the most common in patients with HIV/AIDS. It accounts for 30-40% of Non–Hodgkin’s lymphomas and may be the first sign of underlying immunosuppression. This report illustrates a case of Burkitt’s lymphoma of maxillary alveolar ridge, which was the first manifestation in an HIV positive patient, with a brief discussion on clinicopathologic features, aetiopathogenesis and treatment.
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