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. 2018 Apr 30;38(2 Suppl 1):S1–S106. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-suppl.1-38-2018

Table 5.I.

CDC classification for diseases from HIV.

no. of CD4+ Clinical categories
A: asymptomatic, acute HIV infection B: symptomatic infection, non A - non C * conditions C: symptomatic, conditions indicating AIDS
1: > 500 cell/mmc A1 B1 C1
2: 200-499 cell/mmc A2 B2 C2
3: < 200 cell/mmc A3 B3 C3

* Clinical conditions characterising category B:

  • bacillary angiomatosis;
  • oropharyngeal candidiasis;
  • vulvovaginal candidiasis, persistent, frequent or poorly responsive to treatment;
  • cervical dysplasia (moderate or severe/carcinoma in situ);
  • constitutional symptoms e.g. persistent high temperature (38.5°C) or diarrhea > 1 month;
  • oral hairy leukoplakia
  • multimetameric or recurring herpes zoster
  • idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
  • listeriosis
  • pelvic inflammatory pathology, especially if complicated by tube-ovarian abscesses
  • peripheral neuropathy