Clinical Manifestations of AIDS
According to Microbiology and Immunology Online University of South Carolina School of Medicine "from the original infection, there is usually a period of 8 to 10 years before the clinical manifestations of AIDS occur; however, this period may be two years or less. Approximately 10% of patients succumb to AIDS within 2 to 3 years."
Hairy leukoplakia of tongue in AIDS
(photo courtesy of Microbiology and Immunology Online)