Hodgkin's disease as an indicator of AIDS.
Hodgkin's disease (HD) is not currently included within the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) classification system for AIDS. Upon HD diagnosis, HIV(human immunosuppressive virus)-positive patients are generally found within Stages III or IV of the Ann Arbor HD classification system, already exacerbating the problem of treatment. In contrast, HIV-negative patients diagnosed with HD are generally found within Stages I or II. Epidemiology and the presence of secondary lymphomas, opportunistic infections, or aggressive pathologies, accompanied by low survival rate and timing of HD diagnosis suggest that HD should be included among conditions indicating AIDS manifestation.
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