<prompt> HIV in children, characteristic finding is :Kaposi sarcoma is commonRecurrent candidiasisRecurrent chest infectionCryptococcal diarrhoea is common  <response>: Ans. is c Recurrent Chest infection with atypical organism. Reference C.P.D.T. 15the p 1024, Nelson 17e, p 1115, Ghai 6e, p 2231Pneumonia caused by pneumocystis carinii is the most common AIDS defining diagnosis in children with unrecognized HIV infection - CPDT,15eOther infections commonly seen in HIV infected child :Persistent Candida mucocutaneous infectionCandida esophagitisDiarrhoea due to - Rotavirus, Cryptosporidium, Micro sporidium, Cyclospora, Isospora, Giardia.Disseminated infection with Mycobacterium Avium Complex MAC.Infections which are more common in HIV with adults but less common in HIV in children.Cryptococcal infectionHistoplasma infectionMalignancy in HIV infected childrenTumour most commonly associated with Pediatric HIV infection is - Non Hodgkins LymphomaThere is increased frequency of leiomyosarcoma also.Kaposi Sarcoma, a common malignancy among HIV infected AIDS is rare in children. 