Document 0165
 DOCN  M9480165
 TI    Herpes zoster in an HIV-positive 14-month-old baby.
 DT    9410
 AU    Panda S; Nabachandra T; Sarkar S; Chakraborty S; Naik TN; Deb BC; Indian
       Council of Medical Research Unit, Manipur.
 SO    Natl Med J India. 1994 Mar-Apr;7(2):63-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94290300
 AB    BACKGROUND. In Manipur, a state in northeast India bordering Myanmar,
       within one year of reports of a high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
       seroprevalence among young injecting drug users, there has been a rapid
       spread of HIV infection in the general population. METHODS. Since 1990
       our unit, together with the Medical Directorate, Government of Manipur,
       has studied different aspects of this epidemic, especially the natural
       history of HIV in this setting. RESULTS. Here we report the first case
       of herpes zoster in a 14-month-old HIV-positive baby (diagnosed by the
       polymerase chain reaction). The case was referred to our clinic by one
       of our patients residing in the same locality as the child and presently
       working as a counsellor in a drug detoxification-cum-rehabilitation
       centre at Imphal, Manipur. Dual infection of HIV and herpes zoster was
       also found in several other members of the same family. CONCLUSION. This
       report of perinatally acquired HIV infection in an environment of
       injecting drug users in India might help in understanding the course of
       paediatric HIV infection here.
 DE    Adult  Case Report  Family Health  Female  Herpes Zoster/*COMPLICATIONS
       Human  HIV Seropositivity/*COMPLICATIONS/TRANSMISSION  Infant  Male
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