Condition Lookup
Category:
Early HIV Complications
Number of Conditions: 1
Early Symptomatic HIV Infection
Specialty: Infectious Diseases
Category: Early HIV Complications
Symptoms:
fever; fatigue; night sweats; weight loss; diarrhea; lymphadenopathy
Root Cause:
Rapid viral replication and immune activation during the initial stages of HIV infection.
How it's Diagnosed: videos
HIV antibody and antigen testing, CD4 count, and viral load.
Treatment:
Initiation of combination ART as soon as possible.
Medications:
ART includes nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (e.g., tenofovir ), non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (e.g., efavirenz ), and protease inhibitors (e.g., darunavir ).
Prevalence:
How common the health condition is within a specific population.
Affects most individuals newly diagnosed with HIV.
Risk Factors:
Factors or behaviors that increase the likelihood of developing the condition.
High viral load, untreated HIV infection, lack of preventative care.
Prognosis:
The expected outcome or course of the condition over time.
Excellent with early ART; without treatment, rapid progression to AIDS is possible.
Complications:
Additional problems or conditions that may arise as a result of the original condition.
Persistent immune dysfunction, opportunistic infections, or progression to AIDS.