HIV-associated Lymphadenopathy

Chromosome abnormalities in AIDS-associated lymphadenopathy.

Cytogenetic studies were performed on direct and 24-hour culture preparations of eight lymph node biopsies from seven patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related complex (ARC)-associated lymphadenopathy in whom histological evidence of lymphoma was not detected. Three of these seven had chromosomal abnormalities, including chromosome instability in one and clonal chr...

Para-aortic Lymphadenopathy Associated with Kawasaki Disease

BACKGROUND Kawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis that occurs mainly in children. Cervical lymphadenopathy is one of the major presenting manifestations of Kawasaki disease. We report a case of Kawasaki disease with para aortic lymphadenopathy, as an unusual feature in this disease. CASE PRESENTATION This 2.5 year old girl presented with persistent high grade fever, erythematous rash, bilate...

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Lymphadenopathy in HIV-Infected Patients

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first recognized in United States in 1981. In 1983, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was isolated from a patient with lymphadenopathy, and by 1984 it was demonstrated to be the causative agent of AIDS (1). Lymph nodes, which form the bulk of lymphoid tissue, are the major anatomic site for establishing and propagation of HIV infection. Lymphadenop...

An HIV-positive patient with cervical lymphadenopathy and skin lesions.

Lymphadenopathy.