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Lymphadenopathies in homosexual men. Relationships with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

JAMA. 1983 Sep 9;250(10):1306-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/83268920
Ioachim HL; Lerner CW; Tapper ML

Abstract: 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.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*DIAGNOSIS/IMMUNOLOGY Acute Disease Adolescence Adult Biopsy Hodgkin's Disease/DIAGNOSIS/IMMUNOLOGY/PATHOLOGY *Homosexuality Human Hyperplasia Lymph Nodes/PATHOLOGY Lymphadenitis/DIAGNOSIS/IMMUNOLOGY/PATHOLOGY Lymphatic Diseases/IMMUNOLOGY/*PATHOLOGY Male Middle Age Support, Non-U.S. Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLE

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