definitionA prodromal phase of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Laboratory criteria separating AIDS-related complex (ARC) from AIDS include elevated or hyperactive B-cell humoral immune responses, compared to depressed or normal antibody reactivity in AIDS; follicular or mixed hyperplasia in ARC lymph nodes, leading to lymphocyte degeneration and depletion more typical of AIDS; evolving succession of histopathological lesions such as localization of Kaposi's sarcoma, signaling the transition to the full-blown AIDS. | synonymsAIDS-Related Complex |
UMLSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome related complex, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related complex, AIDS Related Complex, AIDS RELATED COMPLEX NOS, AIDS-like syndrome, AIDS-Related Complex, AIDS-Related Complexes, ARC, ARC - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome related complex, ARC - AIDS related complex, Complex, AIDS-Related, Lymphadenopathy Syndrome, Lymphadenopathy Syndromes, Syndrome, Lymphadenopathy, Syndromes, Lymphadenopathy |
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