"AIDS-Related Complex" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A prodromal phase of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Laboratory criteria separating AIDS-related complex (ARC) from AIDS include elevated or hyperactive B-cell humoral immune responses, compared to depressed or normal antibody reactivity in AIDS; follicular or mixed hyperplasia in ARC lymph nodes, leading to lymphocyte degeneration and depletion more typical of AIDS; evolving succession of histopathological lesions such as localization of Kaposi's sarcoma, signaling the transition to the full-blown AIDS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000386
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.782.815.616.400.080 C02.800.801.400.080 C02.839.080 C20.673.480.080
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| Concept/Terms |
AIDS-Related Complex- AIDS-Related Complex
- AIDS Related Complex
- Complex, AIDS-Related
- Lymphadenopathy Syndrome
- Lymphadenopathy Syndromes
- Syndrome, Lymphadenopathy
- Syndromes, Lymphadenopathy
- ARC
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Below are the most recent publications written about "AIDS-Related Complex" by people in Profiles.
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Zidovudine-interferon-alpha combination therapy in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection: biphasic response of p24 antigen and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. J Infect Dis. 1992 May; 165(5):793-8.
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Nutritional alterations in persons with HIV infection. Image J Nurs Sch. 1992; 24(3):183-9.
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2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase, neopterin and beta 2-microglobulin in asymptomatic HIV-infected individuals. AIDS. 1991 Mar; 5(3):289-93.
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Neuro-otological manifestations in different stages of HIV infection. Acta Otolaryngol Suppl. 1991; 481:515-21.