The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: B-Cell Lymphoma, Histoplasmosis, and Ethics and Economics

Letters and Corrections1 March 1986The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: B-Cell Lymphoma, Histoplasmosis, and Ethics and EconomicsJEFFREY B. COHN, M.D.JEFFREY B. COHN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-104-3-447 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) may manifest itself as various opportunistic infections or neoplastic processes. Groups at high risk for the syndrome include homosexual men, intravenous drug users, and hemophiliacs. A report in the November 1984 issue (1) analyzed cases reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in patients outside high-incidence groups. Patients in this series were less likely than those in high-risk groups to present with Kaposi's sarcoma, and no patient had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma outside the central nervous system. This malignancy has been found increasingly in patients in high-risk groups, and in that setting it...References1. CHAMBERLANDCASTROHAVERKOS MKH. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the United States: an analysis of cases outside high-incidence groups. Ann Intern Med. 1984;101:617-23. LinkGoogle Scholar2. ZIEGLERBECKSTEADVOLBERDING JJP. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 90 homosexual men. N Engl J Med. 1984;311:565-70. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LEVINEMEYERBEGANDY APM. Development of B-cell lymphoma in homosexual men. Ann Intern Med. 1984;100:7-13. LinkGoogle Scholar4. ZIEGLERDREWMINER JWR. Outbreak of Burkitt's-like lymphoma in homosexual men. Lancet. 1982;2:631-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. RAPP F. Cytomegalovirus and carcinogenesis. JNCI. 1984;72:783-7. MedlineGoogle Scholar1. MASUR H. New concepts in the therapy of infections in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, pp 802-4. In: FAUCI AS, moderator. The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: an update. Ann Intern Med. 1985;102:800-13. LinkGoogle Scholar2. TAYLORBADDOURALEXANDER MLJ. Disseminated histoplasmosis associated with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Am J Med. 1984;77:579-80. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. BONNIERALEXANDERDISMUKES JWW. Disseminated histoplasmosis in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Arch Intern Med. 1984;144:2178-81. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. WHEATSLAMAZECKEL LTM. Histoplasmosis in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Am J Med. 1985;78:203-10. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. DUPONTSANSONETTIFLEURYRAVISSEDROUHET BPJPE. Histoplasmose septicémique au cours d'un SIDA, présence inhabituelle de H. capsulatum dans les polynucléaires. Med Malad Inf. 1984;14:261. Google Scholar1. STEINBROOKLOTIRPACKDILLEYVOLBERDING RBJJP. Ethical dilemmas in caring for patients with AIDS. Ann Intern Med. 1985;103:787-90. LinkGoogle Scholar2. MECHANIC D. Approaches to controlling the costs of medical care. N Engl J Med. 1978;298:249-54. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. SINGERCARRMULLEYTHIBAULT DPAG. Rationing intensive care—physician responses to a resource shortage. N Engl J Med. 1983;309:1155-60. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. LANDESMANGINSBERGWEISS SHS. The AIDS epidemic. N Engl J Med. 1983;312:521-5. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHistoplasmosis in AIDS: Advances in ManagementDisseminated histoplasmosis presenting with cutaneous lesions in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndromeEndemic mycoses in AIDS: a clinical reviewHistoplasmosis capsulati and duboisii in Europe: The impact of the HIV pandemic, travel and immigrationCutaneous lesions of disseminated histoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsMycoses in AIDS Patients: An OverviewFungal Infections and AIDSLong-Term Amphotericin B Therapy for Disseminated Histoplasmosis in Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)David S. McKinsey, MD, Mala R. Gupta, MD, Sharon A. Riddler, MD, Michael R. Driks, MD, David L. Smith, MD, Paul J. Kurtin, MDTreatment of Infections Associated with Human Immunodeficiency VirusHistoplasmosis in Patients at Risk for the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in a Nonendemic SettingCentral nervous system histoplasmosisFungal Infections in Patients with AIDS and AIDS-related Complex 1 March 1986Volume 104, Issue 3Page: 447-448KeywordsAIDSAddictsB cellsCentral nervous systemHistoplasmosisHomosexualsKaposi sarcomaLymphomaOpportunistic infections Issue Published: 1 March 1986 PDF downloadLoading ...