Incidence of opportunistic diseases in patients with HIV has declined dramatically with the availability of effective ART[Buchacz 2016]
Disease manifestations occurring in persons with HIV today are frequently due to comorbid diseases or diseases common to the general population
Generating an accurate differential diagnosis requires understanding of the types of illnesses that can occur in persons living with HIV infection
Guidelines for preventing and treating opportunistic infections in patients with HIV, produced jointly by the CDC, the NIH, and the HIV Medicine Association of the IDSA, are available (Management Guidelines)[CDC OI]
Diseases due to HIV
Acute HIV Infection
Patients may develop an acute febrile illness following acquisition of HIV, termed acute or primary HIV infection
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