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Hematological Complications of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: An Update From an HIV-Endemic Setting

Jessica Opie1,2, Estelle Verburgh3,4, Jenique Bailly1,2

  • 1Division of Haematology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

Open Forum Infectious Diseases
|April 11, 2024
PubMed

Medical professionals, particularly in regions with a high burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), should be alert to the hematological complications of HIV, which may include cytopenias, malignancy, and coagulation disturbances. Patients may present with these conditions as the first manifestation of HIV infection. Hematological abnormalities are often multifactorial with opportunistic infections, drugs, malignancy, and HIV infection itself contributing to the clinical presentation, and the diagnosis should consider all these factors. Life-threatening hematological complications requiring urgent diagnosis and management include thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, superior mediastinal syndrome, spinal cord compression, and tumor lysis syndrome due to aggressive lymphoma. Antiretroviral therapy is the therapeutic backbone, including for patients with advanced HIV, in addition to specific therapy for the complication. This article reviews the impact of HIV on the hematological system and provides a clinical and diagnostic approach, including the role of a bone marrow biopsy, focusing on perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa.

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HIVaggressive lymphomabone marrowcytopeniasdrug effects

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