Lymphadenopathies in homosexual men. Relationships with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome
| Autor: | H L Ioachim, M L Tapper, C W Lerner |
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| Rok vydání: | 1983 |
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Male Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Biopsy Lymph node biopsy Virus Prodrome Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Lymphadenitis medicine Humans Lymphatic Diseases Lymph node Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Hyperplasia medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Homosexuality General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Hodgkin Disease Lymphoma medicine.anatomical_structure Acute Disease Immunology Lymph Nodes business |
| Zdroj: | JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 250:1306-1309 |
| ISSN: | 1538-3598 0098-7484 |
| DOI: | 10.1001/jama.250.10.1306 |
| Popis: | Generalized, persistent lymphadenopathies were observed in homosexual men and considered a possible prodrome of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). To evaluate these lymphadenopathies, 25 lymph node biopsy specimens from homosexual men with lymphadenopathy (18), lymphadenopathy associated with AIDS (five), and lymphadenopathy associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (two) were reviewed and correlated with the clinical symptoms. In the absence of opportunistic infections, the lymph node lesions were essentially uniform and represented acute inflammatory processes resembling those commonly seen in viral lymphadenitides. This suggests that a lymphotropic agent, probably a virus, causes AIDS as a result of its destructive effects on certain populations of lymphoid cells. (JAMA1983;250:1306-1309) |
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