Aplastic anemia in an HIV infected child.
Hematologic manifestations of HIV in children are common and include anemia, neutropenia, lymphocytopenia, thrombocytopenia that may occur due to many reasons. However, aplastic anemia due to HIV infection is rare and even more so in children. Though anemia is seen with advanced disease and associated with poor prognosis it is treated with various therapeutic modalities. Our patient with aplastic anemia due to HIV infection responded to antiretroviral therapy.
Shah
Ira
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Department of Perinatal and Pediatric HIV Clinic, B.J. Wadia Hospital for Children, Parel, Mumbai, India. irashah@pediatriconcall.com
Murthy
Anuradha K
AK
D000293:Adolescent; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015153:Blotting, Western; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D019259:Lamivudine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019829:Nevirapine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018119:Stavudine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D019259:Lamivudine; D019829:Nevirapine; D018119:Stavudine