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HIV and Disability: Updating the Social Security Listings
Caregivers, 91
Categories of recommended HIV disability allowances in report, x –xii
HIV-associated conditions without Listings in other body systems, xi
HIV-associated diseases with existing Listings elsewhere, xi –xii
imminently fatal conditions, xi
low CD4 count, x –xi
CD4 cell count, 34 , 47 –49 , 113 , 129
indicating disease progression, 45 –50
as an indicator of disability, x –xi , 6 –7 , 45 –52
progression of untreated HIV infection demonstrated by, 46
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), x , 1 , 15 , 29 , 33 , 47 , 82 , 96 , 105
Central nervous system (CNS), lymphomas arising within, 56 , 82 , 148
Cervical cancer, invasive, 82
Children, defining, 2 n
Children with HIV/AIDS
concepts specific to, x , 10 –12 , 87 –99 , 131 –132
mood disorders, with HIV, 91
proposed disabling CD4 count ranges for children, 11
rationale for listing recommendations for pediatric patients, 92 –96
specialized evaluation of cases involving, 21
survival and prognosis, 88 –92
Children with HIV Early Antiretroviral Therapy trial, 90
Chronic conditions
associated with aging, 15
HIV infection as, ix , 33 , 101
Chronic diarrhea, defining, 66
Chronic hepatitis, 81
Chronic inflammatory state, associated with HIV infection, 33 , 78
Chronic kidney disease
including HIV-associated nephropathy, 79 –80
an increasing problem for the HIV-infected, xi
Chronic pancreatitis, 147 –148
Cirrhosis of the liver, 81
Collagen-vascular diseases, 81
Combined antiretroviral therapy. See Antiretroviral therapy
Committee on Social Security HIV Disability Criteria, 1 –2 , 29 –31
charge to, 1 –2 , 16 , 141 –155
considerations for developing a Listing, 30
methods, 29 –30
scope of the report, 30 –31
Comorbidities of HIV, 9 , 34 –35
anxiety, 28 , 35 , 91
behavioral disorders, 35
bipolar disorder, 28 , 35
cognitive dysfunction, 35
cognitive limitations, 34 -35 , 103
delirium, 35
drug dependence, 35
in the Listings, 83 –84
major depressive disorder, 34
posttraumatic stress disorder, 35
psychiatric disorders, 35
schizophrenia, 28 , 35
substance abuse, 34
Composite International Diagnostic Interview, 28
Concurrent conditions, 63
Conditions covered elsewhere in the Listings, 10 , 77 –84
cardiovascular disease, 10 , 78 –79 , 84
chronic kidney disease, including HIV-associated nephropathy, 10 , 79 –80 , 84
diabetes, 10 , 80 –81 , 84
hepatitis, 10 , 81 –82 , 84
list of, 10 , 78 , 84
malignancies not otherwise specified, 10 , 82 –84
Conditions currently without Listings, 9 , 64 –74
diarrhea, 9 , 64 –66 , 73
distal sensory polyneuropathy, 9 , 64 , 66 –67 , 74
HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), 9 , 64 , 67 –69 , 74
HIV-associated wasting syndrome, 9 , 64 , 69 –70 , 74 , 123
Kaposi’s sarcoma, 9 , 64 , 70 –71 , 74
lipoatrophy and lipohypertrophy, 9 , 64 , 71 –72 , 74
osteoporosis, 9 , 64 , 72 –74
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT), 56 , 72
“Controlling weight,” applied to treating source opinions, 22
Cross-referencing procedure in the SSA, 77 , 83 –84
Curcumin, 66
Current concepts in HIV/AIDS, 33 –43
evolution of the epidemic, 33 –36
improvements in functioning and capacity to return to work, 39 –41
management of HIV/AIDS, 36 –39