Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Plasmablastic lymphoma: Cytologic findings in 5 cases with unusual presentation.

23 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that was once believed to occur primarily in the oral cavity of human immunodeficiency virus-positive individuals. Numerous extraoral sites have also been reported to ... Read more...

Cellular and molecular interactions in coinfection with hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus.

18 Oct 2008 Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with increased HCV replication and a more rapid progression to severe liver disease, including the development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. ... Read more...

Emergence and persistence of CXCR4-tropic HIV-1 in a population of men from the multicenter AIDS cohort study.

13 Oct 2008 We examined the emergence of CXCR4 (i.e., X4) tropism in 67 male human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) seroconverters from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) who were selected to reflect the full spectrum of rates of HIV-1 disease ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Nobel Prize honors HIV, HPV discoveries. 10 Nov 2008
• President's emergency plan for AIDS relief: health development at the crossroads. 3 Nov 2008
• US health aid beyond PEPFAR: the Mother & Child Campaign. 3 Nov 2008
• The early days of the HIV-AIDS epidemic in the USA. 30 Oct 2008
• Plasmablastic lymphoma: Cytologic findings in 5 cases with unusual presentation. 23 Oct 2008
• Cellular and molecular interactions in coinfection with hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus. 18 Oct 2008
• Who should be the next Executive Director of UNAIDS? 16 Oct 2008
• Françoise Barré-Sinoussi: shares Nobel Prize for discovery of HIV. 16 Oct 2008
• Emergence and persistence of CXCR4-tropic HIV-1 in a population of men from the multicenter AIDS cohort study. 13 Oct 2008
• The efficacy of T cell-mediated immune responses is reduced by the envelope protein of the chimeric HIV-1/SIV-KB9 virus in vivo. 13 Oct 2008
• International AIDS conference stresses union between prevention and treatment. 13 Oct 2008
• Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. HIV, HPV researchers honored, but one scientist is left out. 8 Oct 2008
• Nobel for AIDS virus discovery, finally. 7 Oct 2008
• Addressing the need for access to culturally and linguistically appropriate HIV/AIDS prevention for Latinos. 29 Sep 2008
• Unprotected Tajik male migrant workers in Moscow at risk for HIV/AIDS. 29 Sep 2008
• Contribution of viral and cellular cytokines to Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus pathogenesis. 29 Sep 2008
• HIV epidemiology in Greece. 29 Sep 2008
• Non--AIDS-defining malignancies in HIV. 29 Sep 2008
• Immune alteration fends off AIDS. 29 Sep 2008
• A 41-year-old woman with AIDS, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, and fever of unknown origin. 29 Sep 2008

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Technical information about 'Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome'

Definition: An acquired defect of cellular immunity associated with infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a CD4-positive T-lymphocyte count under 200 cells/microliter or less than 14% of total lymphocytes, and increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections and malignant neoplasms. Clinical manifestations also include emaciation (wasting) and dementia. These elements reflect criteria for AIDS as defined by the CDC in 1993.

Descriptor UI: D000163

Alternative terms: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Immunologic Deficiency Syndrome, Acquired; Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome; Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome; Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndromes; Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome, Acquired; Immuno-Deficiency Syndromes, Acquired; Syndrome, Acquired Immuno-Deficiency; Syndromes, Acquired Immuno-Deficiency; Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Acquired; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes; Immunodeficiency Syndromes, Acquired; Syndrome, Acquired Immunodeficiency; Syndromes, Acquired Immunodeficiency; AIDS;

Related Mesh Headings: HIV Seropositivity; AIDS Serodiagnosis; AIDS Dementia Complex; HIV Seroprevalence; Lymphoma, AIDS-Related; AIDS Arteritis, Central Nervous System;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; transmission; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C02.782.815.616.400.040; C02.800.801.400.040; C02.839.040; C20.673.480.040;

History Note: 83

Technical Notes: caused by HIV; coord IM with HIV-1 or HIV-2 (IM) if pertinent; /epidemiol: consider also HIV SEROPREVALENCE; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS is available if particularly discussed: see note there; for lymphoma with AIDS, use LYMPHOMA, AIDS-RELATED