Cardiac dysfunction in paediatric HIV infection.
A child under long term surveillance for vertically acquired HIV-I infection developed respiratory symptoms. Dilated cardiomyopathy was diagnosed. Clinical and echocardiographic assessment of six other children with symptomatic HIV disease showed no evidence of cardiac dysfunction. The exact prevalence of this complication in paediatric HIV infection is unknown, but the potential diagnostic difficulties are highlighted.
Croft
N M
NM
Regional Infectious Diseases Unit, City Hospital, Edinburgh, U.K.
Jacob
A J
AJ
Godman
M J
MJ
Boon
N A
NA
Mok
J Y
JY
D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant