title: Human immunodeficiency virus-associated thrombocytopenia in infants.
abstract: Severe thrombocytopenia was the initial manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus infections in 5 infants under 15 months of age. In only 2/5 cases maternal seropositivity was previously known while in the other 3 it was discovered after onset of the infants' thrombocytopenia. One infant died, due to intracranial hemorrhage, and the other 4 developed to disease stage IV. Human immunodeficiency virus infection must be considered in the diagnosis of thrombocytopenia.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Hopital Antoine Béclére, Clamart, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Labrune
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blanche
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Catherine
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maier-Redelsperger
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Delfraissy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tchernia
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis*