Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to R F Miller.
HIV-positive patients are susceptible to both opportunistic infection and malignant disease. Radionuclide techniques can help in the detection of the occult infection and in the differentiation between infection and tumour.
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related lymphoma is a serious opportunistic complication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection which is predicted to increase in frequency over the next few years. The presence of this malignant process in HIV-related individuals, who are already immunocompromised, constitutes a major cause of morbidity and mortality, determining both therapy and prognosis.