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Journal of Case Reports
Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma Presenting as the Primary Rectal Lesion in a HIV patient on HAART Management
Hariharanadha Sarma N1, Chaitanya B1, Saiswaroop G2, Manu Goyal3
1Departments of Anatomic Pathology and 2General & Minimal Invasive Surgery, RDT hospital, Bathalapalli -515661, Andhra Pradesh; 3Department of Hematopathology, AMPATH, Hyderabad-500012, Telengana.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Hariharanadha Sarma.N 
Email: nandyalahari@yahoo.com
Received: 26-APR-2019 Accepted: 18-AUG-2019 Published Online: 30-AUG-2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2019.0047
Abstract
Background: Hodgkin lymphoma involving rectum as primary lesion is very rare. Incidence rates of Hodgkin lymphoma have increased by 7-8 times in HIV patients when compared with the general population. The incidence has increased in the era of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART). Only five cases of primary Hodgkin lymphoma of the rectum are reported in the literature. Case Report: We are presenting a case of primary Hodgkin lymphoma of the rectum in a HIV infected patient on HAART. Conclusion: Hodgkin lymphoma involving the rectum as a primary lesion is very rare and in HIV infected patients is much rarer. Hodgkin lymphoma should be kept in mind in an anorectal growth in HIV patients.
Keywords : HIV Infections, Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, Hodgkin Disease, Lymphoma, Rectum.
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