WHO Staging and Disease Correlation

Question 1

1. Asymptomatic

Answer 1

No symptoms or signs of illness
Lymphadenopathy: diseases of the lymph nodes in which they are swollen consistently
CD4 count >500

Question 2

2. Minor Symptoms

Answer 2

Cutaneous Manifestation
Folliculitis: disease in which hair follicles become inflamed 
Dermatomal Herpes
Zoster: skin rash with blistering
CD4 count 350 - 500

Question 3

3. Moderate Symptoms

Answer 3

Oral candidiasis: oral thrush
Oral hairy leukoplakia: which patch or plaque that cannot be rubbed off
Pulmonary tuberculosis
CD4 count: 200 - 300

Question 4

4. AIDS defining illness

Answer 4

Kaposi's Sarcome
OralKS MAC
Severe Chronic Herpes
Ulcers
Toxoplasmosis
Cryptococcus
CD4 count < 200