Table 1 Characteristics of patients identified with reticulo-nodular “sponge pattern” of the spleen
Patient | Age | Sex | HIV status | Opportunistic infection/disease | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 | F | + (CD4 145) | Hodgkin’s lymphoma | Malawi |
2 | 16 | F | + (CD4 n.a.) | Pneumococcal septicemia | Malawi |
3 | 34 | M | + (CD4 54) | KS | Malawi |
4 | 26 | M | + (CD4 132) | KS | Malawi |
5 | 46 | M | + (CD4 103) | KS | Malawi |
6 | 34 | F | + (CD4 124) | KS | Malawi |
7 | 42 | F | + (CD4 11) | PCP | Ukraine |
8 | 27 | M | + (CD4 193) | KS | Italy |
9 | 47 | F | + (CD4 25) | Disseminated MAC | Italy |
10 | 29 | F | + (CD4 170) | Pulmonary MAC | Nigeria |
11 | 31 | M | + (CD4 68) | HIV infection only (+ oral thrush) | Brazil |
12 | 30 | F | + (CD4 269) | HIV infection only | Colombia |
13 | 42 | M | + (CD4 190) | HIV infection only | Italy |
14 | 40 | M | + (CD4 13) | KS | Italy |
15 | 16 | F | + (CD4 27) | HIV infection only | Malawi |
16 | 43 | M | + (CD4 92) | Multicentric Castleman Disease | Italy |