Chronic knee stiffness and swelling in a Zimbabwean adolescent

Int J STD AIDS. 2009 Jan;20(1):63-4. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008239.

Abstract

A 12-year-old Zimbabwean girl presented with tuberculous monoarthritis. She was moderately wasted, stunted and sexually immature. These clinical findings lead to the diagnosis of underlying HIV infection, which was thought to have been acquired from mother-to-child transmission.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
  • Child
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Growth Disorders / complications*
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Joint Diseases / complications
  • Joint Diseases / diagnosis
  • Knee Joint / pathology*
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / diagnosis*
  • Zimbabwe