TY - JOUR AU - Buyego, Paul AU - Nakiyingi, Lydia AU - Ddungu, Henry AU - Walimbwa, Stephen AU - Nalwanga, Damalie AU - Reynolds, Steven J. AU - Parkes-Ratanshi, Rosalind PY - 2017 DA - 2017/03/14 TI - Possible misdiagnosis of HIV associated lymphoma as tuberculosis among patients attending Uganda Cancer Institute JO - AIDS Research and Therapy SP - 13 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Early diagnosis of HIV associated lymphoma is challenging because the definitive diagnostic procedure of biopsy, requires skills and equipment that are not readily available. As a consequence, diagnosis may be delayed increasing the risk of mortality. We set out to determine the frequency and risk factors associated with the misdiagnosis of HIV associated lymphoma as tuberculosis (TB) among patients attending the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI). SN - 1742-6405 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-017-0139-x DO - 10.1186/s12981-017-0139-x ID - Buyego2017 ER -