title: Palatial erosion caused by Mycobacterium Avium complex in a human immunodeficiency virus infected child.
abstract: Oral manifestations of Mycobacterium Avium complex (MAC) are rare and have only been described in adults. Here we report a 10-year-old female with advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection, who presented with disseminated MAC and an erosive left palate defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Chris Hani Baragwanth Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. bjmistry@lantic.net
authors.forename: Bhadrish Jayantkumar
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Mistry
authors.forename: Udai Keshav
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Kala
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006678:HIV; D006801:Humans; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*