PubMed · 3773028
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D C Morley, G J Ebrahim. 1986. AIDS: Third World beware?. https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej%2F32.4.148
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Thirty children with AIDS, aging 2 to 6 years, of both genders, treated as outpatients at the hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia, São Paulo, were evaluated for oral manifestations and compared to a control group of age- and sex-matched healthy subjects. The correlation between oral lesions and the degree of immunosuppression was analyzed. The most prevalent oral manifestations--lymphadenopathy, followed by gingival alterations--were observed in the children with the highest levels of immunosuppression. Other manifestations observed in the AIDS group were: pseudomembranous and erythematous candidosis, enlargement of the parotids and ulcers. The results did not indicate a higher frequency of lesions. However, the observed oral manifestations had an early occurrence, which indicates that the early diagnosis is an important component in the management of those patients.
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