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HIV1/AIDS-associated oral disorder
Etiology:
1) harbingers of disease progression
a) recurrent aphthous ulcers
b) candidiasis
c) hairy leukoplakia
2) lesions of advanced HIV disease (CD4 count < 200/mm3)
a) molluscum contagiosum
b) papillomavirus
c) Herpes simplex virus
d) cytomegalovirus (CMV)
e) Histoplasma capsulatum
f) Blastomyces dermatitidis
g) lymphoma
h) Kaposi's sarcoma
i) bacillary angiomatosis
j) overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria
1] xerostomia is predisposing factor
2] periodontal inflammation
3] abscess
4] gum erosion
5] accelerated tooth decay
6] acute necrotizing gingivitis
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Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (HIV infection stage 3, AIDS)
General
complications in patients with HIV1 infection
stomatognathic (mouth) disease