HIV disease in children. The many ways it differs from the disease in adults.
HIV infects and affects children differently than it does adults. An understanding of the epidemiology of pediatric HIV infection may reveal opportunities to reduce and perhaps eliminate perinatal transmission. Knowledge of unique diagnostic features of HIV-exposed newborns and pathogenetic characteristics reflected in clinical manifestations helps physicians meet the management challenges presented by children with HIV and their families.
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Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.
D002648:Child; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn