Respiratory manifestations of AIDS.
Respiratory disorders are present in at least 40% of patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and are the commonest mode of presentation. Lung pathology ranges from infections, both opportunistic and non-opportunistic, to Kaposi's sarcoma and lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. AIDS-related lung problems must increasingly be considered in the differential diagnosis of the breathless patient.
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Middlesex Hospital, London.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012142:Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications