title: Pain as a complication of HIV disease.
abstract: Pain as a symptom is common to many pathologic conditions. At its most elementary level, it is a signal from peripheral nerves with specialized receptors that there is a change in the local environment, such as pressure, pH, temperature, or some other noxious stimulus, that can be detrimental to function. Pain is particularly prevalent in patients with HIV infection. The assessment, evaluation, and treatment of pain should be an integral part of comprehensive patient care.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirschfeld
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics