A term used in the early years of the AIDS epidemic to describe people with HIV infection who had only mild symptoms of illness, such as swollen lymph glands. It is rarely used today. Abbreviated ARC.

(Early symptomatic HIV infection) A group of common complications found in early stages of HIV infection. They include progressive generalized lymphadenopathy (PGL), recurrent fever, unexplained weigh [..]

(ARC) A condition caused by HIV in which the person is positive for HIV and has clinical symptoms not generally as severe as those of AIDS.

A prodromal phase of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Laboratory criteria separating AIDS-related complex (ARC) from AIDS include elevated or hyperactive B-cell humoral immune re [..]

A prodromal phase of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Laboratory criteria separating aids-related complex (arc) from aids include elevated or hyperactive B-cell humoral immune responses, compared to depressed or normal antibody reactivity in aids; follicular or mixed hyperplasia in arc lymph nodes, leading to lymphocyte degene [..]

AKA: ARC A condition in which antibody tests for AIDS virus are positive and patients may exhibit enlarged lymph nodes, fatigue, fever, night sweats, weight loss, and unexplained diarrhea, but do not [..]

A condition caused by the AIDS virus (HIV) in which the patient tests positive for AIDS infection and has a specific set of clinical symptoms (USAID Automated Directives System - ADS - Chapter 407).

A term once used to describe HIV infected individuals who had developed pre-AIDS symptoms.