Adult intussusception in the era of HIV/AIDS: A case report

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases

 
 
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Title Adult intussusception in the era of HIV/AIDS: A case report
 
Creator Motsepe, Tshepang A. Machete, Thekganang A. Ziqubu, Noluthando
 
Subject General surgery non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL); intussusception; bowel obstruction; immunosuppression; lead point; anaemia; granuloma; intestinal lymphoma
Description The high incidence of HIV infection in South Africa has been associated with a proportional increase in AIDS-defining cancers, including non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (NHL). Intussusception is a rare presentation of NHL, accounting for 1% – 5% of all cases of small bowel obstruction.Contribution: To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of B-cell NHL presenting with intussusceptions and small bowel obstruction in South Africa.
 
Publisher AOSIS Publishing
 
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Date 2023-08-28
 
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Identifier 10.4102/sajid.v38i1.534
 
Source Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases; Vol 38, No 1 (2023); 4 pages 2313-1810 2312-0053
 
Language eng
 
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