Treatment of resistant oral aphthous ulcers in children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Four children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and aphthous oral ulcers with severe odynophagia were treated with a short oral course of prednisone. The lesions resolved completely with no adverse effects. We recommend considering a short course of prednisone for relief of symptoms in these patients.
de Asis
M L
ML
Department of Allergy and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
Bernstein
L J
LJ
Schliozberg
J
J
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D003907:Dexamethasone; D011241:Prednisone