J Korean Pediatr Soc.  2001 May;44(5):592-596.

An Infant with Vertical Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Detected Due to Failure to Thrive

• Eun BW
• Lim HK
• Kim YK
• Kwak YH
• Hong JY
• Jung HS
• Kim KM
• Lee HJ

Abstract

Five to fifteen percent of patients affected by human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) are children in developing countries. In Korea, most of HIV infections in children have been transfusion-related, and cases of vertical transmission have been very rare so far and are usually suspected due to a maternal positive history. We experienced a case of vertical transmission of HIV in a 19 month- old girl, incidentally diagnosed in the process of work-up for failure to thrive without suspicion from maternal HIV history. With the increasing number of adult HIV patients in Korea, HIV in fection should be included in the differential diagnosis of children with symptoms compatible with HIV infection even when parental HIV history is not suggestive.

Keyword

Vertical transmission; HIV infection; Failure to thrive; Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

MeSH Terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Adult
Child
Developing Countries
Diagnosis, Differential
Failure to Thrive*
Female
HIV Infections
HIV*
Humans
Humans*
Infant*
Korea
Parents