TY - JOUR AU - Oluwasola, A Olayiwola AU - Olaniyi, John A AU - Otegbayo, Jesse A AU - Ogun, Gabriel O AU - Akingbola, Titi S AU - Ukah, Cornelius O AU - Akang, Effiong EU AU - Aken'Ova, Yetunde A PY - 2011/08/23 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - A Fifteen-year Review of Lymphomas in a Nigerian Tertiary Healthcare Centre JF - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition JA - J Health Popul Nutr VL - 29 IS - 4 SE - Original Papers DO - 10.3329/jhpn.v29i4.8446 UR - https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JHPN/article/view/8446 SP - 310-316 AB - <p>In Africa, epidemiological data on the effect of the HIV epidemic on the occurrence of lymphomas are scanty. The 1990s witnessed the alarming rates of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria increased from 1.8% in 1991 to 4.4% in 2005. The aim of this study was to determine whether there have been any changes in the frequency and pattern of lymphomas in view of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country. This is a retrospective study of all lymphoma cases diagnosed during 1991-2005. The prevalence of lymphomas declined from 1.4% to 0.7% of surgical biopsies during 1991-2005. There was a decline in the proportion of high-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Burkitt&rsquo;s lymphoma from 79.1% and 45.8% respectively to 21.1% and 13.6% respectively. There is a suggestion that the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country may not have influenced the pattern of occurrence of both major histomorphological types of lymphoma in Ibadan.</p> <p>Key words: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; HIV; Lymphomas; Retrospective studies; Africa</p> <p>DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v29i4.8446</p> <p><em>JHPN </em>2011; 29(4): 310-316</p> ER -