Hodgkin lymphomas in HIV/AIDS patients when treated with combined antiretroviral therapy: further studies are needed for understanding the pathogenesis of developing hodgkin lymphomas in HIV

Abstract

, Volume 45, November–December, pp. 687-690, 2012. I wish to share my views on this article, especially on the Hodgkin lymphomas (HL) in HIV patients treated with combined antiretroviral therapy (cART).Antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected patients has defi nitely improved the survival of patients. However, the long-term use of ART has some adverse effects. The widespread use of cART since the mid 1990s has led to a signifi cant decrease in Kaposi sarcoma and lymphomas