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ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
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Descriptor
English
:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida
Synonyms
English
:
AIDS
Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Acquired
Immunologic Deficiency Syndrome, Acquired
Tree Number:
C02.782.815.616.400.040
C02.800.801.400.040
C02.839.040
C20.673.480.040
SP4.001.012.148.179
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
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
See Related
English
:
AIDS Arteritis, Central Nervous System
AIDS Dementia Complex
AIDS Serodiagnosis
HIV Seropositivity
HIV Seroprevalence
Lymphoma, AIDS-Related
History Note
English
:
83
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced
classification
congenital
complications
diet therapy
diagnosis
drug therapy
economics
ethnology
embryology
enzymology
epidemiology
etiology
genetics
history
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
mortality
nursing
pathology
prevention & control
physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
transmission
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
29364
Unique Identifier:
D000163
Occurrence in VHL
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