Description
The syndrome AIDS was first recognized in 1981 and the retrovirus was subsequently isolated in 1983. By 1985 serological tests to detect the evidence of infection were developed and by 1996 highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) became widespread use in clinical practice which has markedly changed the
natural history of the infection. The clinical manifestations of HIV progressing to AIDS are diverse which general practitioners should be alerted to and their management should involve the primary care team.
