Clinical manifestations of HIV infection in distinct geographical areas
Iribarren, J.é A.; Rivas González, P.; Amador Prous, C.; Velasco Arribas, M.ía.
Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica 26(Suppl 5): 6-11
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1578-1852 PMID: 18590661 DOI: 10.1157/13123262Document Number: 571664
The clinical manifestations of HIV infection vary widely in distinct geographical areas. While HIV-related disease has been well characterized in western countries, relatively few publications have described the clinical manifestations of these diseases in tropical areas, where the vast majority of HIV-infected people are concentrated. In addition, HIV infection may alter the natural history of tropical diseases in several ways and tropical diseases influence the course of HIV infection. The present review describes the major opportunistic infections afflicting people with HIV/AIDS in Africa, Latin America, and Asia and discusses the mutual interactions between HIV and the major tropical diseases.