- the case definition for the syndrome of idiopathic cd4+ t-hymphocytopenia (1cl) includes a heterogeneity of disorders. as yet there have been very few published reports of chiulren who meet the whojcdc criteria and it is unclear whether icl is an acquired or inherited disorder. chiulren referred to a pacdiatric immunodeficiency unit between 1991 and 1993 for investigation of immunodeficiency ...

To investigate the validity of self-reported acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among women enrolled in a prospective study of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the authors compared the self-reported occurrence of AIDS-specific diagnoses with AIDS diagnoses documented by county AIDS surveillance registries. Also examined was the association between participant characteristics...

No matter how typical a cutaneous eruption may be in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, early histologic evaluation is necessary if a delay in diagnosis and treatment is to be avoided. We report the case of a 33-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who was clinically misdiagnosed as having a drug-induced eruption. Three weeks later he died with disseminated h...

1 Mones JM, Saldana MJ, Oldham SA. Diagnosis of Pnewnocysti.s carinii pneumonia. Roentgenographic-pathologic correlates based on fiberoptic bronchoscopy specimens for patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Chest 1986; 89:522-26 2 Hartman B, Koss M, Hui A, Baumann W, Athos L, Boylen T Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Diagnosis with b...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis remains the most common opportunistic ocular infection in immunocompromised patients. Patients with immunocompromising diseases, such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, inherited immunodeficiency states, malignancies, and those on systemic immunosuppressive therapy, are known to be at risk. Recently, it has been suggested that patients undergoing intravitreal...

Since mid-1981 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has received reports of more than 1900 cases of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. These cases had either Kaposi's sarcoma confirmed by biopsy or a life-threatening opportunistic infection confirmed by biopsy or culture. In January 1982 a hemophiliac with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia was reported to the CDC, and by July 1982 two other ...