Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Myopericytoma in patients with AIDS: a new class of Epstein-Barr virus-associated tumor.

30 Oct 2009 Myopericytoma is an uncommon, benign perivascular myoid cell tumor that occurs almost exclusively in somatic soft tissues. We report 2 cases occurring in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who show unusual clinical and biologic ... Read more...

Genomewide association study of a rapid progression cohort identifies new susceptibility alleles for AIDS (ANRS Genomewide Association Study 03).

13 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Previous genomewide association studies (GWASs) of AIDS have targeted end points based on the control of viral load and disease nonprogression. The discovery of genetic factors that predispose individuals to rapid progression to AIDS ... Read more...

[Mastitis-like changes as debut symptom of Kaposi's sarcoma and AIDS]

3 Oct 2009 Kaposi's sarcoma of the breast is rare but has been reported to imitate breast lumps or gynaecomastia, usually accompanied by Kaposi's sarcoma of the skin. We report a case of a patient presenting with mastitis of the breast as the first symptom of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Myopericytoma in patients with AIDS: a new class of Epstein-Barr virus-associated tumor. 30 Oct 2009
• Catherine Wilfert. 29 Oct 2009
• Salim "Slim" Abdool Karim: attacking AIDS in South Africa. Interview by Amy Maxmen. 24 Oct 2009
• Abstracts of AIDS Vaccine 2009. Paris, France. October 19-22, 2009. 20 Oct 2009
• Genomewide association study of a rapid progression cohort identifies new susceptibility alleles for AIDS (ANRS Genomewide Association Study 03). 13 Oct 2009
• A road map to control malaria, tuberculosis, and human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS. 10 Oct 2009
• [Mastitis-like changes as debut symptom of Kaposi's sarcoma and AIDS] 3 Oct 2009
• Monkeying around with HIV vaccines: using rhesus macaques to define 'gatekeepers' for clinical trials. 29 Sep 2009
• Pharmacotherapy of cryptococcosis. 29 Sep 2009
• Gene copy number: learning to count past two. 29 Sep 2009
• Reply to: "Experimental aspects of copy number variant assays at CCL3L1". 29 Sep 2009
• Reply to: "CCL3L1 and HIV/AIDS susceptibility". 29 Sep 2009
• CCL3L1 and HIV/AIDS susceptibility. 29 Sep 2009
• Abstracts of the 12th European AIDS Conference/EACS, 11-14 November 2009, Cologne, Germany. 29 Sep 2009
• HIV/AIDS, undernutrition, and food insecurity. 29 Sep 2009
• The strongest prescription of all: a week in the woods. 29 Sep 2009
• AIDS treatment in Brazil: what kind of evidence do we need? 24 Sep 2009
• The HAART cell phone adherence trial (WelTel Kenya1): a randomized controlled trial protocol. 20 Sep 2009
• Enhancing cultural and contextual intervention strategies to reduce HIV/AIDS among African Americans. 15 Sep 2009
• Recommendations from a research consultation to address intervention strategies for HIV/AIDS prevention focused on African Americans. 15 Sep 2009

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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