Misdiagnosis of Hidden Causes of HIV/AIDS

Other underlying conditions related to HIV/AIDS:

• Adrenal cortex insufficiency
• Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, warm antibody
• Cachexia
• Carcinogenesis
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cell mediated immunity impairment
• Chronic brain failure
• Coombs positive, direct
• Cytoid bodies
• Diarrhoea
• Immune deficiency
• Immunoglobulin levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Lymphadenopathy
• Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia
• Lymphocytopenia
• Maculopapular rash
• Meningoencephalitis
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Myelopathy
• Myopathy
• Oesophagitis
• Optic neuritis
• Parotid gland enlargement
• Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy
• Pyrexia of unknown origin
• Retinal pathology
• Sexually transmissable disease
• Thrombocytopenia
• Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Source: Diseases Database

HIV/AIDS as a complication:

Other conditions that might have HIV/AIDS as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing HIV/AIDS as a complication includes:

• Heroin dependence
• Narcotic addiction
• Opioid addiction
• Opium addiction
• Prescribed medication addiction

HIV/AIDS as a symptom:

Conditions listing HIV/AIDS as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions.

You may also want to research other symptoms in our Symptoms Center.

• AIDS
• Lipodystrophy-HIV related

About underlying conditions:

With a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing HIV/AIDS. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause HIV/AIDS. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis.

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