Open AccessHemiplegia as a presentation of HIV infection in children: A report of 3 cases
Author(s) -
Ira Shah,
Sneha Nandy,
Renu Kumari
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_344_16
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , etiology , presentation (obstetrics) , antiretroviral therapy , pediatrics , stroke (engine) , meningitis , tuberculous meningitis , surgery , immunology , viral load , mechanical engineering , engineering
Strokes are a rare neurological manifestation of HIV infection in children with multifactorial etiologies. We present three HIV-infected children who presented to us with stroke out of which two had cerebral infarcts and who responded to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Third patient had tuberculous meningitis who was lost to follow-up before ART could be initiated.