title: Clinical complications of HIV infection.
abstract: HIV infection results in a profound weakening of the immune system that leaves the patient vulnerable to a bewildering array of clinical complications. Understanding of the pathogenesis of these clinical complications, knowledge of the current stage and treatment of HIV infection, and recognition of certain clinical syndromes can help the clinician sort through these potential complications, prioritize them, and formulate a plan for diagnosis and treatment. This article provides a summary of the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the most common complications of HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Heald
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Hicks
mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D018890:Chemoprevention / Q000009:adverse effects; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D019247:HIV Wasting Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents