HIV and rheumatology : a practical guide
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چکیده
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus and the cause of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The first cases of AIDS were reported in 1981 in the United States and HIV itself was identified as the cause of this syndrome in 1983.1 Prognosis was initially poor, with severe opportunistic infections or malignancies (‘AIDS-defining conditions’) occurring in 7.7–11.0 years and death within 7.9–12.5 years of seroconversion, depending on age.2
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