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Tuberculosis affecting the oral cavity in Brazilian HIV-infected patients.

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
Tuberculosis (TB) affecting the oral cavity is a very rare disease. We reviewed the medical data of 18 HIV(1)-infected patients referred to the Stomatology Group, Ear, Nose, and Throat Department, São Paulo University Medical School, who had a diagnosis of oral tuberculosis, between 1991 and 2002. This retrospective study aimed to analyze the relationship between oral tuberculosis and HIV infection.
STUDY DESIGN:
The clinical records of the patients were reviewed to note age and gender, symptoms, and site and type of the lesions in the oral mucosa. Results of CD4+ T-lymphocyte count, sputum analysis, tuberculin skin test, histopathologic characteristics, cultures of the specimens (that were taken during the biopsy), chest x-ray findings, and the type of treatment they received were also reviewed.
RESULTS:
The most affected sites were palate and tongue. All patients had culture confirming tuberculosis.
CONCLUSION:
Patients with HIV and nonhealing oral lesions or papillomatous masses in the oral mucosa should be screened for the presence of pulmonary tuberculosis.
AuthorsIvan D Miziara
JournalOral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod) Vol. 100 Issue 2 Pg. 179-82 (Aug 2005) ISSN: 1528-395X [Electronic] United States
PMID16037775 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Brazil
  • Female
  • HIV Infections (complications)
  • HIV-1
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mouth Mucosa (pathology)
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tuberculosis, Oral (complications)

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