TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Overview: HIV Infection & AIDS A1 - Gandhi, Monica A1 - Spinelli, Matthew A. A1 - Katz, Mitchell H. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. PY - 2023 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISModes of transmission: sexual contact with an infected person, parenteral exposure to infected blood (needle sharing, very rarely with transfusion), perinatal exposure.Prominent systemic complaints: sweats, diarrhea, weight loss, and wasting.Opportunistic infections due to diminished cellular immunity—often life-threatening.Aggressive cancers, particularly non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Neurologic manifestations, including dementia, aseptic meningitis, and neuropathy. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193134306 ER -