A group of symptoms that appear to represent premonitory signs of full-blown acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), such as generalized lymphadenopathy (disease involving the lymph nodes), night sweats, persistent fevers, persistent cough, infection of the throat, and prolonged diarrhea.
Rarely used today, referring to a variety of chronic symptoms that occur in persons who are infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus but whose conditions do not meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition of AIDS ARC symptoms may include unexplained swollen lymph glands, fever, weight loss, fatigue, and persistent diarrhea. Some physicians consider two of these symptoms and two laboratory findings, such as indication of opportunistic infection or some immune abnormality as indicative of ARC.
Early symptoms shown by someone infected with the HIV virus, e.g. weight loss, fever and herpes zoster.
The symptomatic stage of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) before the onset of AIDS. Its clinical signs include fatigue, intermittent fevers, weight loss greater than 10%, chronic or persistent intermittent diarrhea, night sweats, diminished delayed hypersensitivity (skin test) response to common allergens, presence of HIV antibodies in blood, and decreased CD4+ T-lymphocyte count. The term is not used extensively.
In full-blown AIDS the person’s immune system is very weak, allowing opportunistic infections to spread uninhibited. ARC is characterized by swollen lymph glands, fever, night sweats, skin rashes, diarrhea, sores, weight loss, and tiredness.
AIDS-related complex refers to a constellation of symptoms observed in individuals infected with HIV, the virus responsible for AIDS, who have not yet progressed to full-blown AIDS. These symptoms may include weight loss, fever, neurological issues, and recurrent infections. It is important to note that many people with AIDS-related complex will eventually develop the characteristic features of AIDS.