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Alcoholism and rapid progression to AIDS after seroconversion

I W Fong1, S Read, M A Wainberg

  • 1Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Summary

Rapid progression to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is uncommon. This case study explores how alcohol abuse may accelerate HIV-1 progression by impairing T cell function.

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