Family matters: a twelve-year-old male with respiratory symptoms, cachexia and clubbing

Joanna E MacLean; Sanjay Mahant; Ari Bitnun; Stan Read; Michael Capra; Melinda Solomon

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00963.x

Family matters: a twelve-year-old male with respiratory symptoms, cachexia and clubbing

J Paediatr Child Health. 2006 Nov;42(11):739-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00963.x.

Authors

Joanna E MacLean¹, Sanjay Mahant, Ari Bitnun, Stan Read, Michael Capra, Melinda Solomon

Affiliation

¹ Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 17044906
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00963.x

Abstract

The presentation of HIV in children varies between developed and developing countries. In addition, the presentation in adolescents may differ from that in younger children. This report highlights a rare presentation and complication of HIV in children and emphasizes the importance of cultural competency when approaching children and families from different cultural backgrounds.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cachexia*
Child
Clubfoot*
Cultural Diversity
Family Characteristics*
HIV Infections / complications*
Humans
Male
Ontario
Respiratory Insufficiency*
Zimbabwe / epidemiology