Abstract
The hematologic profile of 100 symptomatic children infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was evaluated and compared to HIV uninfected infants with transplacentally acquired maternal anti-HIV antibodies, and to HIV-negative infants born to i.v. drug-abusing HIV uninfected mothers. Anemia was present in 94% of HIV-infected infants and was a major predictor of disease progression. In 91% of patients having a hematocrit (HcT) < 25%, the disease course was rapidly fatal. Leukopenia and thrombocytopenia occurred in 47 and 33% of HIV infected patients, respectively. Neutropenia was most severe in children with opportunistic infections. There was no evidence of suppression of any component of hematopoiesis by passively acquired antibodies to HIV.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 449-453 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1990 |
Keywords
- Anemia
- HIV
- Hematology
- Leukopenia
- Prognosis
- Thrombocytopenia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Hematology
- Oncology