Lymphoid changes of the nasopharyngeal and palatine tonsils that are indicative of human immunodeficiency virus infection: A clinicopathologic study of 12 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 572-587

  Wenig, Bruce M ^a   Thompson, Lester D R ^a   Frankel, Sarah S ^a   Burke, Allen P ^a   Abbondanzo, Susan L ^a   Sesterhenn, Isabell ^a   Heffner, Dennis K ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenoids; AIDS; Dendritic cells; HIV; Immunohistochemistry; In Situ Hybridization; Mucosal immunity; Multinucleated giant cells; Tonsils

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PALATINE TONSIL;

ADENOIDS; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; HIV CORE PROTEIN P24; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; RNA, VIRAL; S100 PROTEINS; TONSIL;

EID: 0029872534     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199605000-00004     Document Type: Article

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