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Hemiplegia as a presentation of HIV infection in children: A report of 3 cases
Ira Shah, Sneha Nandy, Renu Kumari
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric HIV Clinic, B J Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ira Shah
1/B Saguna, 271/B St Francis Road, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai - 400 056, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_344_16
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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.
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