title: Family matters: a twelve-year-old male with respiratory symptoms, cachexia and clubbing.
abstract: The presentation of HIV in children varies between developed and developing countries. In addition, the presentation in adolescents may differ from that in younger children. This report highlights a rare presentation and complication of HIV in children and emphasizes the importance of cultural competency when approaching children and families from different cultural backgrounds.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Joanna E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: MacLean
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahant
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bitnun
authors.forename: Stan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Read
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Capra
authors.forename: Melinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D002100:Cachexia; D002648:Child; D003025:Clubfoot; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency; D015030:Zimbabwe / Q000453:epidemiology