Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive homosexual high school student.
The spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has exploded over the past two decades and such infections in young people are no longer uncommon. However, the major infection route of pediatric patients remains vertical transmission, and sexual, especially homosexual transmission, is highly unusual. We herein describe the case of a 17-year-old boy who developed hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Although HLH was remitted soon with dexamethasone therapy, an HIV infection caused by homosexual transmission was detected.
Division of Pediatrics and Child Neurology, Department of Brain and Nerve Science, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan. mi8@w7.dion.ne.jp
Hiroaki
H
Miyahara
Seigo
S
Korematsu
Tomokazu
T
Nagakura
Atsuko
A
Iwata
Souichi
S
Suenobu
Tatsuto
T
Izumi
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D051359:Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male