Systemic complications of human immunodeficiency virus infection

Abstract

HIV infection causes a wide spectrum of complications affecting all organ systems. These complications may be primary to the direct infection of a specific organ system by HIV or secondary to the immunodeficiency associated with HIV infection. These complications may be specific to certain stages of HIV infection. Selected common complications of HIV infection include pulmonary, neurologic, GI, dermatologic, oral, ocular, endocrine, and hematologic complications.