PRIMARY INFECTION BY TYPE-1 HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS - DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS

Primary infection by type 1 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is symp tomatic in about 70% of cases. The acute illness is a mononucleosis-li ke syndrome with characteristics such as mucosal ulcerations. The dura tion and severity of the symptoms appear to be related to the prognosi s. After reviewing the most frequent signs and symptoms of primary HIV infection, we report different prognostic studies which examined the association between the acute illness and the progression of HIV disea se.