Hodgkin Lymphoma in HIV Positive Patients in The Use of High-Effective Antiretroviral

Abstract

Introduction: The ability of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) of invading immune system cells, especially CD4+ to multiply and stay alive, when not reversed, has as inevitable outcome the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), an event in which patients start to develop secondary diseases such as opportunistic infections and cancer. Objective: To identify cases of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in HIV+ patients using highly effective antiretrovirals. Method: Cross-sectional observational study with exploratory and descriptive design and qualitative and quantitative approach, carried out during the month of October 2018 based on the analysis of 57 HIV-infected patients’ charts diagnosed with cancer and admitted to a hospital located in Fortaleza, CE. Results: A total of 21 non-AIDS-defining cancers were detected. Of these, skin cancer, with 14.3% (3) followed by breast cancer, with 9.5% (2), Hodgkin’s lymphoma, 9.5% (2) and stomach cancer, with 9.5% (2) were the most common cases. Conclusion: The data obtained in the present study rank Hodgkin’s lymphoma in second place among the non-AIDS-defining cancers encountered. However, while considering the small number of cases, due to the study limitations, these data are scanty to conclude the actual quantity of Hodgkin’s lymphoma among the non-AIDS-defining cancers occurred in HIV-positive patients locally or to estimate the participation of HIV, viral load, immune condition and co-infection as risk factors.