A.I.D.S. Victim (Press, 27 May 1985)
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Summary: A.I.D.S. Victim (Press, 27 May 1985)
An Invercargill man has been diagnosed with A.I.D.S., having first shown symptoms in May 1983, according to a letter written by Dr K. R. Romeril, a haematologist at Southland Hospital, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal. The man, who was 18 at the time, contracted the disease prior to the first officially reported case in New Zealand in 1984. Dr Romeril recounted that the patient fell ill following a three-week holiday in San Francisco, experiencing significant weight loss and various symptoms associated with the disease. Although he slowly recovered, his health deteriorated again in September 1983 when he developed another severe infection. In addition to this, he faced recurring mouth infections. Dr Romeril characterised the patient's initial condition as an acute A.I.D.S. introvirus infection, highlighting the early onset of the disease well ahead of its acknowledged emergence in New Zealand.
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