Case report on a rare lesion in an HIV-infected child: hairy leukoplakia.
This report describes a case of hairy leukoplakia in an HIV-infected child, and the treatment adopted. It was diagnosed by clinical and laboratory examinations, using exfoliative cytology (staining by the Papanicolaou method) and additional information was obtained by optical microscope analysis. In view of the lack of painful symptoms, of the innocuous nature of the lesion and large amount of medicines used by the patient, we decided to preserve and monitor the lesion.
Portela
Maristela Barbosa
MB
Universidade do Brasil (UFRJ). mbportela@hotmail.com
Castro
Glória Fernanda
GF
Costa
Edja Maria
EM
Silva Júnior
Arley
A
Dias
Eliane Pedra
EP
de Souza
Ivete Pomarico Ribeiro
IP
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D004890:Erythema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D017733:Leukoplakia, Hairy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
D004396:Coloring Agents