{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "kind": "condition",
  "id": "burkitt-lymphoma",
  "name": "Burkitt lymphoma",
  "category": "chronic",
  "sources": "Burkitt Lymphoma - StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538148/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class BD25.04 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "verified_against": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
  "verified_date": "2026-08",
  "treatments": [
    {
      "id": 341,
      "generic": "No drug therapy in primary care (Referral & Advice)",
      "line": 1,
      "is_adjunct": false,
      "form": null,
      "strength_mg": null,
      "adult_dose": "A highly aggressive, fast-growing lymphoma (associated with EBV and HIV) that is an oncologic emergency requiring same-day referral to haematology/oncology; nothing is prescribed at primary-care level.",
      "adult_duration": "Refer, with advice",
      "dose_source": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
      "rationale": "A highly aggressive, fast-growing lymphoma (associated with EBV and HIV) that is an oncologic emergency requiring same-day referral to haematology/oncology; nothing is prescribed at primary-care level.",
      "cautions": [
        "RED FLAG - Airway compromise from massive head and neck lymphadenopathy: assess urgently and refer.",
        "No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.",
        "RED FLAG - A rapidly growing jaw, abdominal or neck mass: refer urgently. Very rapid growth is itself urgent because of the tumour lysis risk, as are known HIV infection and abdominal pain or distension in a child."
      ],
      "peds_mgkg_low": null,
      "peds_mgkg_high": null,
      "peds_max_mg": null,
      "peds_basis": null,
      "peds_unit": null,
      "peds_note": "Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.",
      "peds_min_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_max_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_age_min_months": null,
      "peds_age_max_months": null,
      "peds_age_bands": null,
      "peds_doses": null,
      "brands": [],
      "condition_id": "burkitt-lymphoma"
    }
  ]
}