HIV Stage 4 with Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Collitis Tuberculosis, Oral Candidiasis, Wasting Syndrome, and Sensorineural Deafness: A Case Report
Fadel Fikri Suharto
Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus type virus that infects cells of the human immune system (especially CD4 positive T-cells and major components of the cellular immune system), and interferes with their function. This viral infection results in a continuous decline in the immune system, which will result in immune deficiency. People who are immune deficient/immunodeficiency become more susceptible to various types of infections.
MeSH terms
- Immune system
- Immunology
- Tuberculosis
- Retrovirus
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Virology
- Medicine
- Wasting
- Immunodeficiency
- Virus
- Biology