Oro-antral fistula: an unusual complication of HIV-associated periodontal disease.
Oral lesions have been reported frequently in patients seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus. A case is reported of HIV-associated periodontitis complicated by necrotising stomatitis and the development of an oro-antral fistula; the role of extractions in the management of this condition is highlighted.
Felix
D H
DH
Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, University of Edinburgh.
Wray
D
D
Smith
G L
GL
Jones
G A
GA
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005892:Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009957:Oroantral Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications