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AIDS-Related Complex  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • ARC
  • Lymphadenopathy Syndrome

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KHHWR1CS-N

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