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C3 1993 AIDS surveillance case definition for adolescents and adults. All patients in categories A3, B3, C1-C3 are reported as AIDS based upon prior AIDS-indicator conditions and/or a CD4 cell count <200/mm3. AIDS-indicator conditions include three new entries added to the 1987 case definition: recurrent bacterial pneumonia, invasive cervical cancer, and pulmonary tuberculosis. * Symptomatic conditions not included in category C that (a) are attributed to HIV infection or indicate a defect in cell-mediated immunity or (b) are conditions considered to have a clinical course or to require management that is complicated by HIV infection. Examples of B conditions include but are not limited to baciliary angiomatosis; thrush; vulvovaginal candidiasis that is persistent, frequent or poorly responsive to therapy; cervical dysplasia (moderate or severe); cervical carcinoma in situ; constitutional symptoms such as fever (38.5°C) or diarrhea for more than one month; oral hairy leukoplakia; and herpes zoster involving two episodes or more than one dermatome. Data from MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1992; 41:1.