Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
"Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acquired defect of cellular immunity associated with infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a CD4-positive T-lymphocyte count under 200 cells/microliter or less than 14% of total lymphocytes, and increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections and malignant neoplasms. Clinical manifestations also include emaciation (wasting) and dementia. These elements reflect criteria for AIDS as defined by the CDC in 1993.
| Descriptor ID |
D000163
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.782.815.616.400.040 C02.800.801.400.040 C02.839.040 C20.673.480.040
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| Concept/Terms |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Immunologic Deficiency Syndrome, Acquired
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
- Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
- Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndromes
- Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome, Acquired
- Immuno-Deficiency Syndromes, Acquired
- Syndrome, Acquired Immuno-Deficiency
- Syndromes, Acquired Immuno-Deficiency
- Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Acquired
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes
- Immunodeficiency Syndromes, Acquired
- Syndrome, Acquired Immunodeficiency
- Syndromes, Acquired Immunodeficiency
- AIDS
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