| Autor: |
Wexler, Patricia S., Phelps, Robert G., Novick, Nelson Lee |
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Clinics in Dermatology; April-June 1987, Vol. 5 Issue: 2 p182-189, 8p |
| Abstrakt: |
Since 1981, a syndrome of acquired immunodeficiency characterized by the development of severe, life-threatening opportunistic infections or unusual malignancies has evolved.1–3Acquired immunoeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is currently defined as the presence of a disease predictive of cellular immunodeficiency in patients with no known causes for diminished resistance to that disease.4AIDS occurs primarily in homosexuals, intravenous drug abusers, hemophiliacs, and recipients of blood transfusions.5At present, the weight of evidence points to the human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-III) as the etioogic agent of AIDS. This virus is capable of infecting and depleting lymphoid cells.5 |
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