Oral manifestations in HIV-infected patients: diagnosis and management.

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Oral manifestations in HIV-infected patients: diagnosis and management.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1993 Nov;29(5 Pt 1):749-60. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94043981
Itin PH; Lautenschlager S; Fluckiger R; Rufli T; Department of Dermatology, University of Basel, Switzerland.

Abstract: Oral lesions have been observed since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. The number of HIV-infected patients is still increasing, especially in the heterosexual population. Oral diseases in HIV-infected patients are often more difficult to diagnose because the clinical presentations may differ from the same diseases in HIV-negative patients. HIV-associated oral lesions have diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic impact. Approximately 10% of the HIV-infected population will have oral manifestations as a first sign of their disease. In HIV-infected men oral hairy leukoplakia and oral candidiasis are useful markers for disease progression. This article summarizes the oral manifestations and the management of oral health in persons with HIV infection.

Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Angiomatosis, Bacillary/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/THERAPY Candidiasis/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/THERAPY Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/THERAPY Female Gingivitis/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/THERAPY Human Leukoplakia, Hairy/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/THERAPY Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's/DIAGNOSIS/*ETIOLOGY/THERAPY Male Mouth Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/THERAPY Mouth Neoplasms/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/THERAPY Papilloma/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/THERAPY Periodontitis/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/THERAPY Salivary Gland Diseases/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/THERAPY Sarcoma, Kaposi's/DIAGNOSIS/*ETIOLOGY/THERAPY JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIAL
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