title: Symposium on infections in the compromised host. The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a recently recognized syndrome caused by a newly described retrovirus, Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus-III(HTLV-III). A disease that selectively attacks the immune system, manifested by opportunistic infections and unusual neoplasms, AIDS has continued to be confined primarily to several unique at-risk populations. AIDS has evoked unprecedented interest in the medical community, and care of patients with this nearly universally fatal syndrome presents many unique challenges to the health care team.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: LaCamera
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masur
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission; D000328:Adult; D002178:Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012192:Retroviridae Infections; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis