title: HIV encephalopathy in a child in the presence of a high CD4 count: a rare presentation.
abstract: A two-year-old girl presented with regression of developmental milestones for the last three and a half months. She was diagnosed as HIV-positive, but her CD4 count was found to be normal. Computed tomography (CT) scan of her brain showed bilateral basal ganglia calcification with cortical atrophy. A final diagnosis of HIV encephalopathy was made which had occurred despite a normal CD4 count, which is extremely uncommon.
authors.affiliation: Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, India. shubhadeepnrsdoc@gmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joardar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001284:Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed