Lentiviruses are a family of retroviruses linked by similarities in genetic composition,
molecular mechanisms of replication and in biological interactions with their hosts. They are …

In 1982, soon after the acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome had been observed in
homosexual men and intravenous drug users, some children were found to have an illness …

Pathologic features of the arteries of different organs (heart, lungs, kidneys, spleen, intestine,
brain) seen at autopsy in 6 children with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are …

Nodular lymphoid hyperplasia is a controversial entity in which its existence in the lung has
been doubted. The current opinion is that most, if not all, such cases represent extranodal …

Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) and nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis (NIP) are
pulmonary complications of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection that occur in the …

Two major pulmonary diseases were defined on the basis of lung biopsies in 15 children
with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related complex. Pneumocystis …

We observed 276 HIV-infected patients to determine the frequency, degree, and clinical
presentation of the lymphocytic alveolitis in different stages of HIV disease, and also to …

The pathologic classification of diffuse lung disease in children and adolescents has
undergone revision in recent years in response to rapid developments and new discoveries …

With the exception of hamartomas, most of the tumors described in this chapter occur so
infrequently that the average pathologist may only remember seeing one of these a few …

SUMMARY The involvement of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in the pathogenesis of lymphocytic
interstitial pneumonia (LIP) was investigated using an in situ hybridization technique …