Disseminated calcification with predominant muscle and cerebral involvement in a child with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report.
Calcification, as a feature of the vasculopathy, is a common pathological finding in children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Large and small blood vessels of many organs including brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, and spleen are affected. We report a case with calcification in multiple organs that was most prominent in the cardiac and skeletal muscle cells and the blood vessels of the cerebrum. To our knowledge, calcification of this degree has not been documented previously in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected child.
Liu
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Department of Pathology, New York University-Bellevue Hospital Medical Center, New York, USA.
Sulh
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Zagzag
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Reuben
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Greco
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*