Aetiology and pathology of hormonal and metabolic disorders in HIV infection; hypothalamic and pituitary function in AIDS; adrenal complications of HIV infection; the syndrome of acquired glucocorticoid resistance in HIV infection; glucocorticoids and the immune system in AIDS; steroid hormone, cytokine, lipid and metabolic disturbances in HIV infection; thyroid dysfunction in HIV infection; hyponatraemia in AIDS; gonadal function in AIDS; pancreatic lesions in HIV-infected patients.