title: [AIDS and the respiratory apparatus: a bibliographic review (I)].
abstract: The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is characterized by severe abnormalities of cellular immunity with a marked reduction of helper/inducer T lymphocyte from peripheral blood and, clinically, by a high incidence of infection caused by opportunistic or more common pathogen organisms and by development of Kaposi's sarcoma in previously healthy young patients. The AA. underline epidemiologic, pathogenetic and immunologic points of this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ponticiello
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pezzella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Della Sala
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission
vernacular_title: AIDS ed apparato respiratorio: rassegna bibliografica (I Parte).