title: [Acute necrotizing bone destruction of the maxillary and mandibular midline area in HIV infection cases].
abstract: An HIV positive patient with extensive destructions in the midline area of maxilla and mandible is presented. The diagnosis had to differentiate between rapidly progressing periodontitis, lethal midline granuloma, specific inflammation, and tumors. Course of the disease and histological workup led to the diagnosis of rapidly progressing periodontitis. The relationship between midline granuloma and immune deficiency should be noted.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tschakaloff
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schahn
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000209:etiology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Akute nekrotisierende Kieferdestruktion im Ober- und Unterkiefermittellinienbereich bei HIV-Infektion.