Recurrent thrombosis in an HIV-1 infected child

Abnormal serum pancreatic enzymes in an HIV infected child.

Opsoclonus–myoclonus–ataxia syndrome in an HIV-infected child

Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia (OMA) syndrome typically presents with chaotic eye movements and myoclonus with some patients exhibiting ataxia and behavioural disturbances. The pathogenesis may be inflammatory with an infectious or paraneoplastic trigger. We present a 13-year-old HIV-infected girl who was initially started on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in March 2013 with a CD4 co...

A case of emmonsiosis in an HIV-infected child

Opportunistic fungal infections can cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. We describe a paediatric case of an unusual disseminated fungal infection. A three-year-old HIV-infected child with severe immunosuppression (CD4+ T-cell count 12 × 106/L) was admitted to hospital with pneumonia, gastroenteritis and herpes gingivostomatitis. Despite antibacterial and ant...

Cancer in the HIV-infected child.

H IV-related cancers occur more commonly in adults than in children. 1 However, as the num ber of HIV-infected children increases, and as treatment of pediatric HIV infection becomes more effective and facilitates longer survival, the number of AIDS-related malignancies in children is likely to increase. Accordingly, this communication reviews current information regarding the occurrence of HIV...

Pneumonia due to Salmonella typhimuriumin an HIV-Infected Patient

HIV-related Immunosuppression significantly increases the risk of acquiring opportunistic infections. This report describes a 69-year-old man, referred to hospital with decreased consciousness and productive cough. This man was a known case of human immunodeficiency virus positive. The sputum of this patient was positive for Salmonella typhimurium. Pulmonary auscultation signaled brief...