TableĀ 4

CIDs that were missed among patients who presented with advanced HIV disease

CIDNumber (%)
Thrombocytopenia, lymphopenia, unexplained lymphadenopathy or other non-explainable haematological disease9 (17)
Herpes zoster in a young patient who belongs to a risk group8 (15)
Severe unexplained dermatological problems (eg, severe verrucae, new psoriasis, seborrhoeic dermatitis)6 (12)
New diagnosed HBV or HCV infection6 (11)
Anal condyloma6 (11)
Unexplained weight loss with or without diarrhoea6 (11)
Infectious mononucleosis3 (6)
Neurological (culture negative meningitis and rash, cryptococcal meningitis, peripheral neuropathy)3 (6)
Tuberculosis2 (4)
STD in MSM2 (4)
Abortion, undiagnosed non-resolving pneumonia, HPV-related laryngeal carcinoma3 (6)
  • CID, clinical indicator disease; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HPV, human papillomavirus; MSM, men who have sex with men; STD, sexually transmitted disease.