[Focus on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in infants and young children].

The spectrum of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has broadened to include children. A review of the literature revealed 720 pediatric patients with AIDS, 558 of whom in the US and 162 in Europe. Based on these data, relevant and practically oriented information is given concerning epidemiology, clinical presentation and laboratory findings, diagnosis, management and prognosis of this newly recognized disorder, especially regarding infants and little children.