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What are the symptoms of AIDS in children? Four main clinical characteristics of AIDS in children
Post Date November, 16 2024
What is child AIDS? AIDS in children is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in children. The pathogen of AIDS is HIV. The subfamily of HIV chronic viruses belongs to human retrovirus, which is a typical type C virus RNA virus containing single strand ribonucleic acid (ssRNA). Infectious diseases are caused by human immunodeficiency virus invading children's lymphatic system. AIDS is one of the most serious infectious diseases in humans. What are the symptoms of AIDS in children?
Early symptoms of AIDS in children:
Early AIDS children mainly have colds, influenza, systemic fatigue, anorexia, fever, weight loss, and increased symptoms, such as skin, viscous skin Candida albicans infection, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, purpura, hematoma, blood bubbles, blood spots, skin damage, bleeding after injury, etc; Gradually invading the internal organs, persistent fever of unknown cause, can last for 3-4 months; Cough, shortness of breath, persistent diarrhea, bloody stool, hepatosplenomegaly, concurrent malignant tumors, difficulty breathing, etc. Due to the complexity and variability of symptoms, not every patient has all of the above symptoms.
2、 Main clinical signs of pediatric AIDS
1. Persistent systemic lymph node enlargement: often the first clinical manifestation. Systemic lymph node enlargement can last for more than 3 months without any reason, but at this time, immune function is disrupted.
2. Delayed infection of pathogenic microorganisms: recurrent diarrhea, rash, hepatosplenomegaly, oral thrush, skin mucosal candidiasis, etc. Severe sepsis, bacterial pneumonia, meningitis, urinary system infections, cellulitis, chronic otitis media, chronic sinusitis, and pulmonary cysticercosis can occur during the progression of the disease. EB virus infection, Listeria infection, etc. Bacteria, viruses, fungi, viruses, fungi and other pathogenic microorganisms are one of the main clinical manifestations of AIDS. Chronic pneumonia is the most important pathology, mostly lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia, with reticular and nodular infiltrating shadows visible on chest X-ray.
3. Immune dysfunction is prone to opportunistic infection: It has been confirmed that if children infected with HIV have the following opportunities for infection, they should undergo a speculated diagnosis of AIDS disease:
Candidal esophagitis.
Cytomegalovirus retinitis.
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
Brain toxoplasmosis (after 1 month).
Diffuse chronic atypical mycobacterial infection.
If the infection has the following histological diagnostic basis, AIDS can be diagnosed:
