AIDS is a retroviral disease caused by HIV. It is characterized by the triad of immunosuppression associated with:
1) Opportunistic infections.
2) Secondary neoplasms.
3) Neurological manifestation.
Opportunistic infections seen are:
1) Bacterial infections:
MANS.
M-M.tuberculosis
A-Atypical mycobacterial infections
N-Nocardiosis
S-Salmonella
M.tuberculosis is the most common infection with HIV in India.
2) Viral infection:
H.C. verma of John Cunningham.
H-Herpes simplex virus
C-Cytomegalovirus
V-Varicella zoster virus
John Cunningham -JC virus causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopahty.
3) Fungal infections:
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H-Histoplasmosis
P-Pneumocystis jiroveci
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Candidiasis is the most common fungal infection of AIDS in India
Pneumocystis jiroveci is the most common fungal infection of AIDS in world.
4) Protozoal infection:
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C-Cryptosporidium
I-Isosporidium
T-Toxoplasmosis
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