NK/T Lymphoma of Nasal-Type in a Patient
with an HIV Infection

Cobos Quevedo Orestes de Jesús; Rentería Guevara Cynthia; Hernández Ceja Paulina; Del Ángel Hernández Mariela; Ramírez Montelongo Sandra María

doi:10.26717/BJSTR.2018.12.002263

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NK/T Lymphoma of Nasal-Type in a Patient with an HIV Infection

Volume 12 - Issue 3

**Cobos Quevedo Orestes de Jesús*¹, Rentería Guevara Cynthia¹, Hernández Ceja Paulina¹, Del Ángel Hernández Mariela¹ and Ramírez Montelongo Sandra María²**

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- ¹Internal Medicine Service, México
- ²Head of Internal Medicine Service, México

Received: December 13, 2018; Published: December 21, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.12.002509

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Abstract

NK/T lymphoma of nasal-type is a rare affection associated with a bad prognosis, it was described in 1933 as a malignant midfacial granuloma. Its diagnosis depends on clinical suspicion and its confirmed by immunohistopathological [1]. There has been found association between this affection and infection by human immunodeficiency virus [2]. The clinical case presented is of a 48 year old, male patient with NK/T lymphoma of nasal-type and HIV infection.

Keywords :Case Report; Nasal Lymphoma; Natural-Killer; HIV