title: Chronic knee stiffness and swelling in a Zimbabwean adolescent.
abstract: A 12-year-old Zimbabwean girl presented with tuberculous monoarthritis. She was moderately wasted, stunted and sexually immature. These clinical findings lead to the diagnosis of underlying HIV infection, which was thought to have been acquired from mother-to-child transmission.
authors.affiliation: Harare Central Hospital, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mangeya
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Mafukidze
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Makunike-Mutasa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makoni
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Corbett
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ferrand
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015030:Zimbabwe