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Hodgkin Disease and Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Italy
- U. TIRELLI;
- E. VACCHER;
- G. REZZA;
- G. BROCCIA;
- P.G. FASSIO;
- M. GOBBI;
- F.M. GRITTI;
- G. LAMBERTENGHI DELILIERS;
- A. LAZZARIN;
- G. LUZI;
- F. MANDELLI;
- R. MASERTI;
- N. PIERSANTELLI;
- F. PUPPO;
- G. ROSSI;
- R. FOA;
- F. GAVOSTA; and
- S. MONFARDINI
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To the editor: Although unusual and aggressive features have been seen in cases of Hodgkin disease in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), it is not considered a criterion for diagnosis of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). By May 1987 the Gruppo Italiano Cooperativo AIDS and Tumori had diagnosed 21 patients with HIV-associated Hodgkin disease in 14 Italian institutes. One patient was diagnosed in 1983, 2 patients in 1984, 5 patients in 1985, 9 patients in 1986, and 4 patients in the first 5 months of 1987. The median age was 24 years (range, 20 to 37).
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