title: Autopsy findings in the tongues of 20 patients with AIDS.
abstract: An extensive examination of the tongue was performed at autopsy in 20 consecutive patients who had died with AIDS. Abnormalities in the tongue were detected in 18 (90%) of the cases; the commonest lesions were ulceration (11), candidosis (8) and small foci of hyperkeratosis (10). The most extensive lesions were caused by Aspergillus infection (1), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma juxtaposed with Kaposi's sarcoma (1), herpetic infection (1) and candidosis (5). The disease causing death was identified in the tongue in two cases. There was a surprisingly low prevalence of oral hairy leukoplakia, which may be related to anti-viral or retroviral therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McCreary
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Flint
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mabruk
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mulcahy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toner
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology