Open AccessProtein S and protein C deficiency with multiple infarcts in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected female child
Author(s) -
Ira Shah
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.192119
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , protein c deficiency , immunodeficiency , protein s deficiency , antiretroviral therapy , pediatrics , virology , immunology , immunodeficiency syndrome , protein c , protein s , viral load , thrombosis , immune system , venous thrombosis
Thrombotic episodes have occurred in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and various abnormalities leading to hypercoagulable state have been reported. However, multiple cerebral infarctions in an HIV-infected child along with protein S and protein C deficiency are rare. We report such a case in an antiretroviral therapy-naive HIV-infected female child.