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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of HIV associated lymphoma patients

From: Possible misdiagnosis of HIV associated lymphoma as tuberculosis among patients attending Uganda Cancer Institute

Lymphoma type, ART and TB status

n

%

Documented lymphoma type

 HL

64

35

 NHL

119

65

 Total

183

100.0

HAART

 No

63

34.4

 Yes

120

65.4

 Total

183

100.0

Lymphoma stage

 Stage I

7

3.8

 Stage II

34

18.6

 Stage III

71

38.8

 Stage IV

71

38.8

Total

183

100.0

Site of TB

 EPTB

51

85.0

 PTB

9

15.0

 Total

60

100.0

  1. HAART anti-retroviral therapy, TB tuberculosis, HL Hodgkin’s lymphoma, NHL non Hodgkin’s lymphoma, EPTB extra pulmonary tuberculosis, PTB pulmonary tuberculosis