* CDC CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR HIV The Category B Symptomatic Conditions Category B symptomatic conditions are defined as symptomatic conditions occurring in an HIV-infected adolescent or adult that meets at least one of the following criteria:
They are attributed to HIV infection or indicate a defect in cell-mediated immunity.
They are considered to have a clinical course or management that is complicated by HIV infection. Examples include, but are not limited to, the following:
Bacillary angiomatosis
Oropharyngeal candidiasis (thrush)
Vulvovaginal candidiasis, persistent or resistant
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Cervical dysplasia (moderate or severe)/cervical carcinoma in situ
Hairy leukoplakia, oral
Herpes zoster (shingles), involving two or more episodes or at least one dermatome
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Constitutional symptoms, such as fever (>38.5ºC) or diarrhea lasting >1 month
Peripheral neuropathy
# Category C AIDS-Indicator Conditions
Bacterial pneumonia, recurrent (two or more episodes in 12 months)
Mycobacterium, other species or unidentified species, disseminated or extrapulmonary
Wasting syndrome caused by HIV (involuntary weight loss >10% of baseline body weight) associated with either chronic diarrhea (two or more loose stools per day for ≥1 month) or chronic weakness and documented fever for ≥1 month