Oral Manifestations of AIDS

Oral disorders in HIV Disease Includes:-

1)      Fungal

·         Candidiasis

·         Aspergillosis

·         Histoplasmosis

·         Cryptococcus neoformans

·         Geotrichosis

2)      Bacterial

·         HIV gingivitis

·         HIV periodontitis

·         Necrotizing gingivitis

·         Mycobacterium avium intracellulare

·         Klebsiella pneumonia

·         Enterobacterium cloacae

·         E.coli

·         Salmonella enteritidis

·         Sinusitis

·         Exacerbation of apical periodontistis

·         Submandibular cellulitis

3)      Viral

·         Varicella zoster

·         Epstein-Barr including hairy leukoplakia

·         HPV virus

·         CMV virus

4)      Neoplasm

·         Kaposi’s sarcoma

·         Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

·         Squamous cell carcinoma

5)      Lymphadenopathy

6)      Neurologic disorders

·         Paresthesia

·         Facial palsy

·         Hyperesthesia

·         Dysphagia

7)      Miscellaneous

·         Recurrent apthous ulceration

·         Progressive necrotizing ulceration

·         Toxic epidermolysis

·         Delayed wound healing

·         Thrombocytopenia

     Xerostomia & sicca type syndrome

     Herpes Simplex

·         HIV embryopathy

·         Hyperpigmentation

·         Granuloma annulare

·         Exfoliative cheilitis

·         Lichenoid & other drug Reaction