Open AccessPathologic lesions in children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome an autopsy study of 11 cases from Mumbai, India
Author(s) -
Dhanesheshwar N Lanjewar,
Varsha Bhatia,
Sonali Lanjewar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.182028
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatosplenomegaly , autopsy , pneumonia , pediatrics , meningitis , immunodeficiency , rash , failure to thrive , pathology , dermatology , immunology , disease , immune system
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in India has now been prevalent over three decades, and an increasing number of children are being affected with HIV. The spectrum of pathologic lesions in children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in India has not been well described.