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BASICS
Description
- HIV disease results from the acquired deficiency of cellular immunity caused by the human immunodeficiency virus.
- A hallmark of the disease is the reduction of the helper T-lymphocytes in the blood and the lymph nodes, the development of opportunistic infections (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, CMV infections, TB, candida infections, cryptococcosis, others); and the development of malignant neoplasms (non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Kaposi sarcoma).
- A spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus infections range from asymptomatic seropositivity, through ARC, to AIDS.
- Urologic manifestations of HIV/AIDS include bacterial and nonbacterial infections, urolithiasis, increased risk of malignancy, renal impairment, and voiding dysfunction
Epidemiology
- 2.5 million new cases in 2007 worldwide; 40–50,000 new cases per year in US
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