Published in:
01-03-2005 | Short Report
A neonate with macrosomia, cardiomyopathy and hepatomegaly born to an HIV-infected mother
Authors:
Mieke H. Godfried, Kees Boer, Sabine Beuger, Henriëtte J. Scherpbier, Taco W. Kuijpers
Published in:
European Journal of Pediatrics
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Issue 3/2005
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Excerpt
Perinatal treatment with highly active antiretroviral drugs (HAART) is effective to prevent mother-to-child-transmission of HIV-1; however, adverse effects on the fetus may occur. We present a neonate with macrosomia, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and hepatomegaly, whose mother used HAART during pregnancy. …