AIDS-related complex (ARC): Difference between revisions

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== Diseases ==
 
== Diseases ==
   
* Oral candidiasis ([[Candida species]])
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* Oral candidiasis ([[Candida]])
 
** 90% of patients without another underlying risk factor (DM, antibiotics, dentures, or inhaled steroids) will develop AIDS in 1 year
 
** 90% of patients without another underlying risk factor (DM, antibiotics, dentures, or inhaled steroids) will develop AIDS in 1 year
 
* [[Oral hairy leukoplakia]]
 
* [[Oral hairy leukoplakia]]

Latest revision as of 12:57, 25 January 2022

  • Syndrome of illnesses that occur before AIDS (CD4 between 200 and 350)
  • No longer a term that's used, but is still a useful concept

Diseases

  • Oral candidiasis (Candida)
    • 90% of patients without another underlying risk factor (DM, antibiotics, dentures, or inhaled steroids) will develop AIDS in 1 year
  • Oral hairy leukoplakia
    • White patches on the side of the tongue that cannot be scraped off
    • Opportunistic infection caused by EBV