Which HIV-positive patient should be given a diagnosis of AIDS?

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AIDS is a syndrome that is expressed in many ways.If a person has a CD4 count less than 200/mL along with an opportunistic infection such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis,then the person is diagnosed with AIDS.A patient is not diagnosed with AIDS until the CD4 count is less than 200/mL.Neuropathy would possibly be a sign or symptom associated with an opportunistic infection,but is not used to diagnose AIDS.Genital herpes is not used to diagnose AIDS.

Which HIV-Positive Patient Should Be Given a Diagnosis of AIDS