CDC 1987 definition of AIDS
A case of AIDS is defined as an illness characterised by HIV infection and one or more of the diseases below:
- cryptosporidiosis
- pneumocystosis
- toxoplasmosis
- strongyloidosis
- candidiasis
- cryptococcosis
- coccidioidomycosis
- histoplasmosis
- mycobacteriosis
- nocardiosis
- salmonella
- cytomegalovirus activation
- herpes simplex virus activation
- varicella zoster virus activation
- progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
- Burkitt's lymphoma
- immunoblastic lymphomas (B cells)
- primary CNS lymphoma
Related pages
- Cryptosporidial diarrhoea
- Pneumonia (pneumocystis)
- Toxoplasmosis
- Strongyloides stercoralis
- Candidiasis
- Cryptococcosis
- Histoplasmosis
- Mycobacterial infections
- Nocardia pneumonia
- Salmonellosis excluding enteric fevers (S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi)
- Cytomegalovirus
- Herpes simplex
- Varicella-zoster virus infections
- Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy
- Burkitt's lymphoma
- Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
- HIV related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
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