Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: The Past as Prologue
Authors: JAMES W. CURRAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1983)

Editorials1 March 1983Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: The Past as PrologueJAMES W. CURRAN, M.D., M.P.H., BRUCE L. EVATT, M.D., DALE N. LAWRENCE, M.D.JAMES W. CURRAN, M.D., M.P.H.Search for more papers by this author, BRUCE L. EVATT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DALE N. LAWRENCE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-98-3-401 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn June 1981, five cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in young homosexual men were reported to the Centers for Disease Control (1). Since then, over 1000 definite cases of life-threatening opportunistic infections with or without Kaposi's sarcoma have been reported from 33 states and 13 foreign countries. Recognition that a similar pattern of immune dysfunction underlies each of these conditions resulted in their designation as the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.From the outset, several factors implicated a transmissible agent as the cause of the severe alterations in immune regulation found in the syndrome. These lethal illnesses appeared suddenly and were...References1. . Pneumocystis pneumonia—Los Angeles. Morbid Mortal Weekly Rep. 1981;30:250-2. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. . Epidemic aspects of the current outbreak of Kaposi's sarcoma and opportunistic infections. N Engl J Med. 1982;306:248-52. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. HYMESGREENEMARCUS KJA. Kaposi's sarcoma in homosexual men—a report of eight cases. Lancet. 1981;2:598-600. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. GOTTLIEBSCHROFFSCHANKER MRH. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and mucosal candidiasis in previously healthy homosexual men. N Engl J Med. 1981;305:1425-31. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. SIEGALLOPEXHAMMER FCG. 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DETSKY, M.D., PH.D.Oncological consequences of impaired immune surveillance against ubiquitous virusesAcquired immune deficiency syndromeProdromal acquired immune deficiency syndrome in Australian homosexual men 1 March 1983Volume 98, Issue 3Page: 401-403KeywordsAIDSHomosexualsImmune deficiencyKaposi sarcomaOpportunistic infectionsPneumocystis carinii pneumonia ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1983 PDF downloadLoading ...