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Hiv/aids
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Basics
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- AIDS: Defined as lab evidence of HIV with CD4 <200 or AIDS-defining illness—infection (e.g., cryptosporidium), malignancy (e.g., Kaposi, cervical cancer), or other (e.g., HIV wasting disease, HIV encephalopathy)
- Opportunistic diseases:
- CD <500 cells/mm3:
- Oroesophageal candidiasis
- Pneumococcal infection
- Hairy leukoplakia
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
- CD4 <200 cells/mm3:
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP, formerly PCP)
- Cryptococcal infection
- Disseminated tuberculosis
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Isosporiasis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Histoplasmosis
- CD4 <50 cells/mm3:
- CNS lymphoma
- Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
- TB pericarditis or meningitis
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Cholangiopathy (most common cause Cryptosporidium parvum)
- CD <500 cells/mm3:
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Basics
Description
Description
- AIDS: Defined as lab evidence of HIV with CD4 <200 or AIDS-defining illness—infection (e.g., cryptosporidium), malignancy (e.g., Kaposi, cervical cancer), or other (e.g., HIV wasting disease, HIV encephalopathy)
- Opportunistic diseases:
- CD <500 cells/mm3:
- Oroesophageal candidiasis
- Pneumococcal infection
- Hairy leukoplakia
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
- CD4 <200 cells/mm3:
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP, formerly PCP)
- Cryptococcal infection
- Disseminated tuberculosis
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Isosporiasis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Histoplasmosis
- CD4 <50 cells/mm3:
- CNS lymphoma
- Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
- TB pericarditis or meningitis
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Cholangiopathy (most common cause Cryptosporidium parvum)
- CD <500 cells/mm3:
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Hiv/aids." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307734/all/Hiv_aids.
Hiv/aids. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307734/all/Hiv_aids. Accessed February 2, 2023.
Hiv/aids. (2016). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (5th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307734/all/Hiv_aids
Hiv/aids [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2023 February 02]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307734/all/Hiv_aids.
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