Oral hairy leukoplakia in two children with perinatally acquired HIV-1 infection.
We report on two children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a 5-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy, who presented with oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL) as a late clinical manifestation of perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. The reasons why OHL is a rare symptom in HIV-1-infected children, compared with HIV-1-infected adults, are discussed.
Mannelli
F
F
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Italy.
Galli
L
L
Ficarra
G
G
Romagnoli
P
P
Vierucci
S
S
de Martino
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000635:transmission; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D017733:Leukoplakia, Hairy / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male