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Patricia Gutierrez-Ortega, MD; Sagrario Hierro-Orozco, MD; Rodolfo Sanchez-Cisneros, MD; Luis F. Montaño, MD
Department of Dermatology; Department of Pathology Hospital Regional "20 de Noviembre" Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales Para Trabajadores Del Estato Av Coyoacan Esq Felix Cuevas México 03229, DF, México; Department of Immunology Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias México, DF, México

Arch Dermatol. 1989;125(3):432-433.

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To the Editor.—

Kaposi's sarcoma is a distinctive feature of full-blown acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)¹ that occurs in young men, runs a rapidly progressive course, and spreads systematically.² Although numerous cases of children with AIDS have been reported, none has reported the presence of Kaposi's sarcoma in a 6-day-old infant infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Report of a Case.—

A full-term male infant was born of a 22-year-old woman. The father, a 23-year-old bisexual who seeks male companionship five times a year on the average, shows no signs or symptoms of AIDS and has tested positive by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) test to HIV antibodies. Approximately 21/2 years ago, he donated blood to a sister who is now positive to HIV antibodies.

The mother, a lower middle-class woman with no risk factors, had a normal pregnancy 31/2 years previously, at which time she received a blood transfusion . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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