Primary Effusion Lymphoma: An Infiltrative Plaque in a Patient With HIV

Stephen J Malachowski1, Daren A Diiorio1, Jamal Saleh1

  • 1Dr. Malachowski is from the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, St. Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee, and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida. Drs. Diiorio and Saleh are from the Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Dr. Sokumbi is from the Departments of Dermatology and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.

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|July 5, 2023
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