The elderly population has not been left out of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. What are common AIDS-indicator disease processes in the elderly population? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Wasting syndrome
B) Kaposi's sarcoma
C) Tuberculosis
D) Encephalopathy
E) Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Ans: D
Feedback: The most common AIDS-indicator disease in older people is Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). Wasting syndrome and HIV encephalopathy are also common in older people with HIV infection. Kaposi's sarcoma and tuberculosis are not common AIDS-indicator diseases in the older population.
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