Opportunistic infections and tumors in immunocompromised children.
HIV infection is responsible for a major proportion of the immunodeficiency disease seen in the pediatric population. The radiologic findings are varied and generally non-specific. The development of secondary neoplasms may present new diagnostic and therapeutic challenges as therapy for superimposed infections becomes more successful.
Ambrosino
M M
MM
Department of Radiology, New York University Medical Center, New York.
Genieser
N B
NB
Krasinski
K
K
Greco
M A
MA
Borkowsky
W
W
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015163:Superinfection / Q000150:complications