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Autopsy findings in a Japanese patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Acta Pathol Jpn. 1987 Nov;37(11):1797-1809. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/88147426
Nakamine H; Shimizu E; Nishino E; Takenaka T; Maeda J; Hanaoka M; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wakayama Medical School,; Japan.

Abstract: A 37-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed as having acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) on the basis of a homosexual history, generalized lymphadenopathy, marked decrease of helper/inducer T cells in the peripheral blood, and positive serum antibody (antibodies) against human immunodeficiency virus (human T-lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus). Autopsy showed severe depletion of lymphocytes in the lymphoid organs including the systemic lymph nodes, spleen, and gut-associated lymphoid tissue. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and adrenal cytomegalovirus infection ('necrotizing adrenalitis') were identified, but there was no neoplasm. Postmortem findings in AIDS were reviewed in the literature.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PATHOLOGY Adrenal Glands/PATHOLOGY Adult Autopsy Case Report Homosexuality Human Japan Lung/PATHOLOGY Lymphoid Tissue/PATHOLOGY Male Spleen/MICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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