Oral lesions commonly associated with pediatric HIV infection--presentation, management, and review of the literature.
At the end of 2004, the United Nations HIV/AIDS program estimated that 2.5 million children worldwide under the age of 15 were living with HIV/AIDS, while approximately 500,000 children under 15 had died from disease-related cases in that year alone. In the U.S., 90% of infected children acquire the disease perinatally from a mother with a known risk for infection. HIV-associated conditions in children are quite different from those in adults in type, severity, and progression. This article focuses on oral lesions found commonly among pediatric HIV patients.
Shetty
Kishore
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Medically Complex Patient Clinic, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, USA.
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy