A PROFILE OF LYMPHOMAS AND HIV CO-INFECTION DIAGNOSE AT KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL,BUSHENYI WESTERN CAMPUS UGANDA

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Author(s): Kingsley Akaba, Theophilus Pius, Nicholas Kusiima

Background Lymphomas are heterogeneous group of lymhoproliferative disorder of the lymphoid tissues. There is paucity and inconsistency of data on the profile of lymphomas and HIV coinfection diagnose at kampala international university teaching, hospital(KIUTH),Bushenyi western campus Uganda. Hence the aim of this study is to determine the the profile of lymphoma and HIV coinfection diagnose at kampala international university teaching. Method: The study is a retrospective study of 23 lymphoma cases diagnosed at KIUTH from august 2013 to September 2023. Datas were retrieved from the cancer registry, hospital records and patients’ personal folder The data and results collated were analysed using Microsoft Excel 2016 and IBM SPSS Version 21. The data were analysed using simple inferential statistics (frequencies and percentages), Chi-square test was used to determine associations between categorical variables, and graphical charts were used to present our findings. Ethical approval: Written ethical approval was obtained from the ethics committee of the kampala international university teaching hospitals. Results of the 23 lymphoma cases, Male/female distribution was 1.5/1, with a median age of 44 years diffuse large Bcell lymphoma and nodular sclerosis were the commonest and consititute 17.39%, followed by lymphoblastic lymphoma (13.04%), while burkitt (8.70%) and mixed cellularity (8.70%) were the least. Moreso about 34, 70% were unclassified and only 30.43% were positive for HIV, with no association between the HIV and lymphomas. Conclusion; The study has shown that lymphomas diagnose at kampala international university teaching hospital have variable age distribution patterns and diffuse large B cell is the commonest and not associated with HIV.

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