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11 - Complications of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

from Section 2 - Infectious Disease Emergencies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2023

Kaushal Shah
Affiliation:
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
Jarone Lee
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Clark G. Owyang
Affiliation:
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
Benjamin Christian Renne
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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Summary

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pathophysiology is driven by the degree to which the patient is immunocompromised reflected by the CD4+ count roughly stratifying into three groups: > 500 cells/µL, 200–500 cells/µL, and < 200 cells/µL.

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Print publication year: 2023

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