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Hierarchy  - English - French - German - Spanish - Portuguese - Italian - Dutch    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. Synonym(s): AIDS / Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Acquired / Immunologic Deficiency Syndrome, Acquired / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome / See also: CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes  HIV-1  AIDS Arteritis, Central Nervous System  AIDS Dementia Complex  AIDS Serodiagnosis  HIV Seropositivity  HIV Seroprevalence  Lymphoma, AIDS-Related  MeSH 2007 © U.S. National Library of Medicine®. Browse - New search

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Consult HON's world-wide database of medical meetings Browse - New search       Refine the search for  "Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome" Subheadings: complications / diagnosis / embryology / epidemiology / etiology / metabolism / microbiology / surgery / therapy   Broader term(s):       Diseases           Immune System Diseases               Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes                   HIV Infections        Diseases           Virus Diseases               Slow Virus Diseases                Sexually Transmitted Diseases                   Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral                       HIV Infections                RNA Virus Infections                   Retroviridae Infections                       Lentivirus Infections                           HIV Infections  MeSH 2007 © U.S. National Library of Medicine®. Browse - New search

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