Osteonecrosis of the jaw in an AIDS patient: a case report.
We report a rare case of osteonecrosis of the jaw following necrotizing gingivitis in a Japanese AIDS patient. Intraoral examination showed exposed necrotic bone in the left mandible and spontaneous loss of teeth. This patient was successfully treated with highly active anti-retroviral therapy combined with minimally invasive surgical procedures to remove the osteonecrosis of the jaw.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501 Japan.
Yusuke
Y
Zushi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501 Japan.
Kazuma
K
Noguchi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501 Japan.
Kuniyasu
K
Moridera
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501 Japan.
Kazuki
K
Takaoka
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501 Japan.
Hiromitsu
H
Kishimoto
AIDS; HAART; Osteonecrosis of the jaw