title: Biopsy pathology of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
abstract: Between January 1982 and May 1986 279 biopsy specimens from 82 patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) were examined. A wide variety of infectious conditions were diagnosed, the commonest being Pneumocystis pneumonia (n = 36), cytomegalovirus (n = 21), a variety of fungi (n = 8), mycobacteria (n = 7). Kaposi's sarcoma was the commonest tumour (n = 40), and there were two cases of extranodal lymphoma. Striking features were the unusual sites of disease and the occasional paucity of organisms.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000473:pathology; D004064:Digestive System / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000473:pathology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000473:pathology; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000473:pathology; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology