[Hairy leukoplakia: a new disease of the oral mucosa associated with infection by the human immunodeficiency virus].
In 23 out of 227 patients with positive serological tests for the human immunodeficiency virus (10%), seen between June 1987 and May 1988, lingual lesions of hairy leukoplakia (HL) were found. HL was present in 16/188 drug abusers (9%) and in 7/19 homosexuals (32%). In 3 cases HL was the only clinical manifestation of disease, in 11 it was associated with other symptoms of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome related complex (ARC), and in 9 it was found in patients with a previous or concomitant diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The mean count of CD4 lymphocytes in the 23 patients was 0.22 X 10(9)/l. The diagnosis was made on the basis of the characteristic clinical features. In 3 cases biopsy was carried out, and parakeratosis and vacuolization of the spinous layer cells were found. Remarkably, particles of the herpesvirus group were also found. The lesions oscillated in size or even spontaneously disappeared, at least transiently; however, in the patients treated with zidovudine the improvement appeared to be more significant. The detection of HL discloses a likely infection by the HIV; it is usually associated with other features of ARC and/or severe immune depression, and it requires the institution of antiretroviral treatment.
Podzamczer
D
D
Bolao
F
F
Pagerols
X
X
Pasarín
M
M
Ferrer
I
I
Romeu
A
A
Gudiol
F
F
Fernández-Nogués
F
F
D000386:AIDS-Related Complex / Q000150:complications; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
Leucoplasia vellosa: una nueva enfermedad de la mucosa oral asociada a infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana.