Hyper interleukin-10 in an HIV-positive child with t-cell lymphoma and candidal sepsis.

We describe a case in which a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive child presented in severe metabolic acidosis secondary to his candidal sepsis and T-cell lymphoma, a rare finding in pediatric AIDS. Significantly elevated levels of Interleukin-10 (IL-10) were found in the patient's serum, which may have played a role in acute demise.