SUPERFICIAL PSEUDOTHROMBOPHLEBITIS IN A HIV-SEROPOSITIVE CHILD

A case of "hyperalgesic pseudothrombophlebitis" in an hemophilic child with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is reported. Known causes such as associated blood clotting defect, collagen vascular disease, infection and homocystinuria were ruled out. Five similar cases were reported in 1985, in homosexual American adult males with AIDS, in whom venography did not show evidence of venous occlusion. Recovery occurred spontaneously and progressively, while the patients were given an anticoagulant therapy. Despite our hemophilic patient did not receive any anticoagulant treatment, a similar favorable course was observed. This AIDS related syndrome has not been reported in children yet, and its pathogenesis remains unknown.