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The recognition and management of the otolaryngological manifestations of AIDS.

Clin Otolaryngol. 1989 Aug;14(4):323-32. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/90030959
Herdman RC; Forster S; Stafford ND; Pinching AJ; Department of Otolarynglogy, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK.

Abstract: Between October 1984 and December 1987, 219 patients who fulfilled the criteria for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), as set out by the Centers for Disease Control, Georgia, were seen at St. Mary's Hospital, London. The most common otolaryngological manifestations of the disease in these patients were oral candidiasis (60%), oesophageal candidiasis (16%), persistent generalized lymphadenopathy (27%) and Kaposi's sarcoma (26%). Our management of the patients is described.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS AIDS-Related Complex/DIAGNOSIS Candidiasis/COMPLICATIONS Candidiasis, Oral/COMPLICATIONS Esophageal Diseases/COMPLICATIONS Human Leukoplakia, Oral/COMPLICATIONS Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS Sarcoma, Kaposi's/ETIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDcomplicationsaids-relatedcomplex/diagnosiscandidiasis/complicationscandidiasis,oral/complicationsesophagealdiseases/complicationshumanleukoplakia,oral/complicationsotorhinolaryngologicdiseases/KWDcomplications/diagnosissarcoma,kaposi's/etiologyjournalarticle
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