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Surgical approach to generalized lymphadenopathy in homosexual men

✍ Scribed by Dr. Peter N. Benotti; Roger L. Jenkins; Blake Cady; Carl O'hara; Jerome E. Groopman

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1987
Tongue
English
Weight
984 KB
Volume
36
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-4790

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✦ Synopsis

Sixty patients considered at risk for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) were referred for evaluation of generalized lymphadenopathy. All patients were seropositive for antibody to human T-lymphotropic virus type 111 (HTLV-III). Multiple lymph node biopsies from different nodal areas were performed. The results were evaluated in order to see if the diagnostic yield is increased by the performance of multiple lymph node biopsies. In no case was additional diagnostic information provided by performing multiple biopsies. In patients with diffuse lymphadenopathy who are at risk for AIDS, single node excisional biopsy is indicated to rule out opportunistic infection or/and tumor.

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