Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Authors: HARRY V. VINTERS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1987)

Letters and Corrections1 December 1987Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)HARRY V. VINTERS, M.D., KARL H. ANDERS, M.D.HARRY V. VINTERS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, KARL H. ANDERS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-107-6-945_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Montilla and coworkers (1) lay claim to reporting the first example of lymphomatoid granulomatosis in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Claims of precedence in discovery and case reporting are always problematic. However, we bring to your attention the fact that we had previously reported an example of well-localized lymphomatoid granulomatosis restricted to the deep central grey matter of the brain in a patient with AIDS (2). The case was both described and illustrated in the article.We have subsequently encountered, within a relatively brief time span of 2 months, two additional cases of AIDS...References1. MONTILLADRONDAMORENOEZPELETABELLASBUZON PFSCCL. Lymphomatoid granulomatosis and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1987;106:166-7. LinkGoogle Scholar2. ANDERSSTEINSAPIRIVERSON KKD. Neuropathologic findings in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Clin Neuropathol. 1986;5:1-20. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. VERITY M. Cerebral lymphomatoid granulomatosis. In: VINKEN PJ, BRUYN GW, eds. Handbook of Clinical Neurology: Neurological Manifestations of Systemic Diseases, Part II. Amsterdam: North-Holland Pub. Co.; 1980:517-36. Google Scholar4. BUDKA H. Multinucleated giant cells in brain: a hallmark of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Acta Neuropathol (Berl). 1986;69:253-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. ANDERSGUERRATOMIYASUVERITYVINTERS KWUMH. The neuropathology of AIDS: UCLA experience and review. Am J Pathol. 1986;124:537-58. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Department of Pathology Kaiser-Permanenter Hospital Woodland Hills, CA 91365 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGranulomatosis linfomatoide con presentación neurológica. A propósito de un caso y revisión de la literaturaDegos disease in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndromeRheumatologic Manifestations of HIV InfectionsMusculoskeletal Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionThe Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Dementia ComplexDavid D. Ho, MD, Dale E. Bredesen, MD, Harry V. Vinters, MD, Eric S. Daar, MDRheumatologic Manifestations of Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)Brian R. Kaye, MDLymphomatoid granulomatosis and malignant lymphoma of the central nervous system in the acquired immunodeficiency syndromeNECROTIZING VASCULITIS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IN A PATIENT WITH AIDS–RELATED COMPLEX 1 December 1987Volume 107, Issue 6Page: 945-945KeywordsAIDSBrain Issue Published: 1 December 1987 PDF downloadLoading ...