Human immunodeficiency virus infection presenting as pancytopenia in an infant.
METHODS
A 14-month-old infant presented with pancytopenia and Mycobacterium avium intracellularae (MAI) as the initial manifestation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).


CONCLUSIONS
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infections should be considered in the differential diagnosis of infants and children with cytopenias.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick 08903-0019.
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Sultan
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Gaur
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Sandhaus
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Frenkel
L J
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Ettinger
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*