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AIDS: otolaryngological presentation in the high-risk male homosexual.

Clin Otolaryngol. 1986 Jun;11(3):137-44. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/86272668
Youngs RP; Stafford ND; Weber J

Abstract: Since the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first recognized in 1981 it has become a subject of increasing clinical importance. Patients with AIDS and related conditions often present with symptoms and signs in the head and neck region. This paper presents the experience of a joint consultation service run between the Departments of Otolaryngology and Venereology at St Mary's Hospital and discusses the clinical features seen in this group of patients. Statistical indicators predict a large increase in the number of cases of AIDS seen in the United Kingdom and the presentation of at-risk patients, particularly homosexuals, to otolaryngologists outside specialized centres is likely to occur with increasing frequency. A knowledge of the modes of presentation and the precautions necessary in undertaking operative treatment of otolaryngological conditions will therefore become mandatory.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*DIAGNOSIS Adolescence Adult Candidiasis, Oral/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY *Homosexuality Human Leukoplakia, Oral/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY Lymphatic Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY Male Middle Age Neck Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/*ETIOLOGY Palatal Neoplasms/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY/PATHOLOGY Prognosis Risk Sarcoma, Kaposi's/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY/PATHOLOGY Skin Neoplasms/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY/PATHOLOGY Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Tongue Neoplasms/DIAGNOSIS/ETIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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