IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

The first Australian case of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), which occurred in a 27-year-old homosexual man, is reported. The patient, an American citizen now resident in Sydney, presented with life-threatening pulmonary consolidation. AIDS is characterized by severe defects in cell-mediated immunity associated with infections and neoplasms (most commonly Pneumocystis carinii pneumo...

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Hypothyroxinemia in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Serum thyroxine (T4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) were studied in 38 patients confirmed to be infected with HIV-1 virus and the results compared with values observed in age matched healthy subjects. The mean serum total T4 in the majority of the patients, 103 +/- 32 nmol/L, was similar to values observed in the controls, 102 +/- 21 nmol/L, p > 0.05. However, 22.2 pc of the HIV-1 infect...

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome in Northern Ireland.

The first descriptions of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) were from the USA in 19811-3 although it is probable the first cases occurred in 1979.2 In Great Britain the first case occurred in 1981.4 In both countries there has been an exponential rise in the numbers of cases. The syndrome is defined by the Center for Diseases Control, Atlanta, Georgia, as characterised by opportuni...

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome--epidemiology and etiology.