Oral Disease in AIDS : Kaposi's Sarcoma

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AIDS, HIV, Oral, Kaposi's Sarcoma
AIDS, HIV, Oral, Kaposi's Sarcoma
AIDS, HIV, Oral, Kaposi's Sarcoma
AIDS, HIV, Oral, Kaposi's Sarcoma
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AIDS, HIV, Oral, Kaposi's Sarcoma

 

This HIV patient presented with labial and gingival Kaposi’s sarcoma secondary to his AIDS infection which included the maxilla. In approximately 7.5-10 percent of AIDS patients display signs of oral Kaposi’s sarcoma, and can range in appearance from a small asymptomatic growths that are flat purple-red in color, to larger nodular growths.

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Picture & text from CDC/PHIL. For more information see Oral Disease in AIDS Pictures from CDC

    

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