title: [AIDS and the oral cavity].
abstract: The oral cavity is the site for a number of diseases associated with an infection of the human immunodeficiency virus. Often the oral lesions may appear before the establishment of an AIDS diagnosis; and occasionally, the diagnosis may depend solely on the oral manifestations. The most commonly reported oral infections are those caused by Candida albicans and the herpes simplex virus. Hairy leukoplakia, a newly described lesion, may also be of viral origin. Kaposi's sarcoma is the most frequently reported oral malignancy in patients with AIDS. Oral squamous cell carcinoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas have also been reported.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chuang
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*