title: AIDS and the surgeon.
abstract: Several issues related to the AIDS virus concern the surgeon. This article discusses the common presentations of AIDS in each body system with special emphasis on conditions that require surgical intervention, alternatives to surgical procedures for diagnosis, and precautions for the handling of tissue and body secretions of individuals suspected of harboring the AIDS virus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lipsett
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Allo
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative