Aplastic anemia in an HIV infected child.
Indian J Pediatr
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2005 Apr; 72(4): 359-61
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-79378
ABSTRACT
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.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Time Factors
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Blood Transfusion
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Female
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Humans
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Blotting, Western
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Adolescent
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HIV Seropositivity
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Treatment Outcome
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Stavudine
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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