title: Oral and esophageal disorders.
abstract: This article focused on the approach to oral and esophageal disorders in patients with AIDS. Most of these disorders respond to various therapeutic regimens. Some of the oral complications can be prevented with dental prophylaxis, whereas recurrent esophageal disease in some patients may require long-term suppressive therapy. As patients with AIDS live longer with lower CD4 counts, gastroenterologists need to become familiar with the approach to and management of the more common lesions of the mouth and esophagus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Noyer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*