Lymphoma of the Nasopharynx in an HIV Sero-Positive Patient in the General Hospital of Douala

Gisele Alenda Ngulefac, Jean Valentin Fokouo Fogha, Esthelle Genevieve Stephanie Minka Ngom, Vincent Fonyam, Louis Richard Njock

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ENT-HNS, General Hospital of Douala, Douala, Cameroon..

DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2012.32032                

Abstract

Humman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is associated with opportunistic cancers notably Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Generally the response to chemotherapy or radiation therapy is satisfactory but requires nursing measures to protect these patients from superinfection to which they are highly predisposed by the double immunosuppression. We report the case of a 54 year-old known HIV sero-positive female with lymphoma of the nasopharynx who presented lately and died of septic shock despite the favorable evolution of the tumor on treatment.

Keywords

HIV Infection; Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Double Immunosuppression

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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