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A case report of a 6 month old infant with a acute HIV infection probably acquired while breastfeeding during the primary infection in the mother. Symptoms: "Our patient's prolonged viral syndrome, including fever, pancytopenia, hepatitis, encephalitis, and hemolysis may all be explained by an acute retroviral syndrome."
It's worth reading the entire case report since there is relatively little known about acute HIV infection in infancy. One of the promising references quoted in this study is also given below (Rouet et al.)
Acute human immunodeficiency virus infection in a breast-fed infant in New York City. Ped. Inf. Dis. J. 26(7), July 2007, pp 653-655. Free full text access with Hinari.
Rouet F, Elenga N, Msellati P, et al. Primary HIV-1 infection in African children infected through breastfeeding. AIDS. 2002;16:2303–2309.
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