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Pediatrics. 1987 Oct;80(4):512-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/88015381
Iosub S; Bamji M; Stone RK; Gromisch DS; Wasserman E; Department of Pediatrics, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York,; NY 10029.

Abstract: Eight patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related complex, ranging in age from 4 to 33 months, were evaluated for the presence of dysmorphic features recently described as human immunodeficiency virus embryopathy. Birth data and growth charts were available. Growth failure, a prominent box-like head, large wide eyes, and a well-formed philtrum were seen in the majority of patients. The significance of hypertelorism, obliquity of eyes, long palpebral fissures, blue scleras, depressed bridge of nose, and prominent upper vermilion border is discussed.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*CONGENITAL/PATHOLOGY AIDS-Related Complex/CONGENITAL Face/ABNORMALITIES Female Fetal Growth Retardation/ETIOLOGY Growth Disorders/EMBRYOLOGY Head/*ABNORMALITIES Human Infant Male Microcephaly/EMBRYOLOGY Nose/ABNORMALITIES Pregnancy Skull/ABNORMALITIES JOURNAL ARTICLE

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