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T‐cell lymphoma associated with periodontal disease and HIV infection
Author(s) -
Palmer Guy D.,
Morgan Peter R.,
Challacombe Stephen J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1993.tb00376.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , immunosuppression , periodontitis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , periodontal disease , disease , gingivitis , biopsy , pathology , immunology , dermatology , dentistry
A case is described of gingival non‐Hodgkins lymphoma presenting in a site previously diagnosed as HIV‐periodontitis. The lymphoma presented along with other signs of HIV infection and AIDS, which taken together were compatible with increased immunosuppression and reactivation of Epstein‐Barr virus. The implications of these findings are discussed, and it is suggested that areas of gingiva which show rapid localised recession, associated with HIV seropositivity, should be monitored closely and considered for biopsy if abnormal signs are detected.