The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Infants and Children

摘要: The classification of the pediatric acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is based on epidemiologic immunologic and virologic data. Persons at risk include infants whose mothers use intravenous drugs who have received blood transfusions from subjects with factors patients receiving factor VIII therapy born to heterosexual bisexual husbands. A distinct phenotype rarely seen in other disorders associated AIDS consisting polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia T-cell immunodeficiency. Detection antibody retrovirus or isolation virus are essential establishing a diagnosis. During early infancy viral as passive transfer material IgG may occur. Primary diseases particular adenosine deaminase purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency should be excluded. diagnosis established patient has virus. (authors)