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| acquired immunodeficiency syndrom |
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| enzyme immunosorbent assay |
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| erthrocyte sedimentation rate |
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| graft-versus-host-disease |
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| human immunodeficiency virus |
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| Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, Pneumocystis pneumonia |
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| systemic lupus erythematosus |
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| acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) |
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| late-stage infeaction with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which progressively weakens the immune system |
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| life-threatening systemic allergic reaction to a substance to which the body was previously sensitized |
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| ankylosing sponsylitis (AS) |
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| inflammatory response that causes degenerative changes in the spinal vertebrae; sacroiliac joints; connective tissues such as tendons and ligaments in the hips, shoulders, knees, feet and ribs; and tissues of the lungs, eyes and heart valves |
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| autoimmune hemolytic anemia |
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| group of disorders caused when the immune system misidentifies RBC's as foreign and creates autoantibodies that attach them |
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| chronic fatigue syndrom (CFS) |
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| complex chronic disorder marked by severe fatigue unrelieved by rest, often worsened by mental and physical activity |
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| chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) |
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| group of disorders in which persistent or recurrent Candida fungal infections devlop on the skin, nails or mucous membranes |
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acute infection which causes sore throat, fever, fatigue and enlarged lymph nodes
also called mononucleosis |
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| graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) |
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| complication of bone marrow transplantation in which lymphoid cells from dontated tissue attach the recipient and cause damage to the skin, liver, GI tract and other tissues |
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type of lymphatic cancer
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| idiopathic thrombocytopenic pupura (ITP) |
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| disorder in which deficiency of platelets results in abnormal blood clotting, marked by tiny purple bruises that form under the skin |
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| cancer of lymphatic tissue not related to Hodgkin Disease |
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| group of more than 30 tyops of malignancies of B and T lymphocytes |
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| chronic form of megaloblastic anemia (producing many large immature, dysfunctional RBC's) caused by a deficit in the absorbtion of vitamin B12, that reduces the body's ability to produce sufficient numbers of healthy RBC's |
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| process in which specialized WBC's (phagocytes) engulf and destroy microorganisms, foreign antigens, and cell debris |
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| Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia |
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| a type of pneumonia associated with AIDS |
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| disorder that causes the slow onset of muscle weakness and pain in the muscles of the trunk and progresses to affect muscles of the neck, shoulders, back, hips and possibly the hands and fingers |
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| group of chronic autoimmune diseases that cause inflammatory and fibrotic chagnes to skin, muscles, joints, tendons, cartilage and other connective tissues |
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| autoimmune disorder that causes dysfunction of salivary glands in the mouth and lacrimal glands in the eyes and affects other areas of the body |
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| systemic lupus erythmatosus (SLE) |
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| chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation and degeneration of various connective tissues and organs in the body, such as the skin, lungs, joints, kidneys, blood or nervous system |
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| transfusion incompatibilty reaction |
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| reaction of antibodies present in tranfused blood to RBC's in the recipient's blood, or of antibodies in the recipient's blood to RBC's in the transfused blood |
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| indentification of transplanted tissue as foreign by the recipient's immune system, which responds by attacking the tissue |
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| test in which paper or gauze saturated with an allergen is applied to the skin beneath an occlusive dressing and the response in noted |
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| test in which an allergen is placed on a scratched area of the skin and the response is noted |
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| Measurement of the number of specialized WBC's sometimes called helper T cells, used to identify whether a person's HIV infection is worsening |
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| Enzyme immunosorbent assay (EIA) |
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| rapid enzyme immunochemical method for identifying the presence of antigens, antibodies or other substances in the blood, used as a primary diagnostic test for many infectious diseases including syphilis and HIV; formerly called enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
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| measurement of the number of copies of the HIV in the blood; used to monitor progression of HIV infection and AIDS |
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| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR, sed rate) |
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| test used in the diagnosis and monitoring of many diseases that cause acute or chronic inflammation measure the rate at which RBC's settle in plasma or saline over a specific period of time |
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| quick test used to screen for the presence of the heterophil antibody that is present in individuals with EBV infection |
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