The Social Security HIV ListingListing 14.08 - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. With documentation as described in 14.00F and one of the following: A. Bacterial infections: 1. Mycobacterial infection (for example, caused by M. avium-intracellulare, M. kansasii, or M. tuberculosis) at site other than the lungs, skin, or cervical or hilar lymph nodes, or pulmonary tuberculosis resistant to treatment; or 2. Nocardiosis; or 3. Salmonella bacteremia, recurrent non-typhoid; or 4. Multiple or recurrent bacterial infections, including pelvic inflammatory disease, requiring hospitalization or intravenous antibiotic treatment three or more times in a 12-month period. Back to Top OR B. Fungal infections: 1. Aspergillosis; or 2. Candidiasis involving the esophagus, trachea, bronchi, or lungs, or at a site other than the skin, urinary tract, intestinal tract, or oral or vulvovaginal mucous membranes; or 3. Coccidioidomycosis, at a site other than the lungs or lymph nodes; or 4. Cryptococcosis, at a site other than the lungs (for example, cryptococcal meningitis); or 5. Histoplasmosis, at a site other than the lungs or lymph nodes; or 6. Mucormycosis; or 7. Pneumocystis pneumonia or extrapulmonary Pneumocystis infection. Back to Top OR C. Protozoan or helminthic infections: 1. Cryptosporidiosis, isosporiasis, or microsporidiosis, with diarrhea lasting for 1 month or longer; or 2. Strongyloidiasis, extra-intestinal; or 3. Toxoplasmosis of an organ other than the liver, spleen, or lymph nodes. OR D. Viral infections: 1. Cytomegalovirus disease (documented as described in 14.00F3b(ii)) at a site other than the liver, spleen, or lymph nodes; or 2. Herpes simplex virus causing: a. Mucocutaneous infection (for example, oral, genital, perianal) lasting for 1 month or longer; or b. Infection at a site other than the skin or mucous membranes (for example, bronchitis, pneumonitis, esophagitis, or encephalitis); or c. Disseminated infection; or 3. Herpes zoster: a. Disseminated; or b. With multidermatomal eruptions that are resistant to treatment; or 4. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Back to Top OR E. Malignant neoplasms: 1. Carcinoma of the cervix, invasive, FIGO stage II and beyond; or 2. Kaposi’s sarcoma with: a. Extensive oral lesions; or b. Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, or other visceral organs; or 3. Lymphoma (for example, primary lymphoma of the brain, Burkitt’s lymphoma, immunoblastic sarcoma, other non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease); or 4. Squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal or anal margin. Back to Top OR F. Conditions of the skin or mucous membranes (other than described in B2, D2, or D3, above), with extensive fungating or ulcerating lesions not responding to treatment (for example, dermatological conditions such as eczema or psoriasis, vulvovaginal or other mucosal Candida, condyloma caused by human Papillomavirus, genital ulcerative disease). OR G. HIV encephalopathy, characterized by cognitive or motor dysfunction that limits function and progresses. OR H. HIV wasting syndrome, characterized by involuntary weight loss of 10 percent or more of baseline (computed based on pounds, kilograms, or body mass index (BMI)) or other significant involuntary weight loss as described in 14.00F5, and in the absence of a concurrent illness that could explain the findings. With either: 1. Chronic diarrhea with two or more loose stools daily lasting for 1 month or longer; or 2. Chronic weakness and documented fever greater than 38°C (100.4°F) for the majority of 1 month or longer. Back to Top OR I. Diarrhea, lasting for 1 month or longer, resistant to treatment, and requiring intravenous hydration, intravenous alimentation, or tube feeding. OR J. One or more of the following infections (other than described in A-I above). The infection(s) must either be resistant to treatment or require hospitalization or intravenous treatment three of more times in a 12-month period. 1. Sepsis; or 2. Meningitis; or 3. Pneumonia; or 4. Septic arthritis; or 5. Endocarditis; or 6. Sinusitis documented by appropriate medically acceptable imaging. Back to Top OR K. Repeated (as defined in 14.00I3) manifestations of HIV infection, including those listed in 14.08A-J, but without the requisite findings for those listings (for example, carcinoma of the cervix not meeting the criteria in 14.08E, diarrhea not meeting the criteria in 14.08I), or other manifestations (for example, oral hairy leukoplakia, myositis, pancreatitis, hepatitis, peripheral neuropathy, glucose intolerance, muscle weakness, cognitive or other mental limitation) resulting in significant, documented symptoms or signs (for example, severe fatigue, fever, malaise, involuntary weight loss, pain, night sweats, nausea, vomiting, headaches, or insomnia) and one of the following at the marked level: 1. Limitation of activities of daily living. 2. Limitation in maintaining social functioning. 3. Limitation in completing tasks in a timely manner due to deficiencies in concentration, persistence, or pace. 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