Management of opportunistic infections in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. I. Treatment

A case report of a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is described. The patient presents with a multitude of medical complaints that are of acute or subacute onset. The medical examination of these complaints is described and includes algorithms for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common HIV-related opportunistic infections, including Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, toxoplasmosis, Mycobacterium avium complex, cytomegalovirus infection, and cryptococcal meningitis.