[Pediatric AIDS through vertical transmission].
We report here the first paediatric immunodeficiency acquired syndrome (AIDS) in Spain, acquired by vertical-transmission and a second infant case with the same transmission and classified as AIDS related complex. We also mention the incidence and characteristics, of the neonatal population born in the last eighteen months to HIV positive mothers in our geographic area. The AIDS patients, was a female drug addicted parents born to who died at 22 month. Her parents are HIV positive and have ARC. The second patient was a boy, born to a sexual HIV positive partner of a member of a high risk group who died pat 17 month. Review of the literature until September 1986, revealed 369 AIDS paediatric patients, the number is lower 265 (7 Spanish), if only vertical transmitted AIDS is considered. For this reason, we considered pertinent to provide some information about clinical manifestations and laboratory, radiologic and necropsy findings in our patients.
D000386:AIDS-Related Complex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
SIDA pediátrico por transmisión vertical.