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Autopsy findings in the tongues of 20 patients with AIDS
Author(s) -
Leonard N.,
McCreary C.,
Flint S. F.,
Mabruk M. J. E. M. F.,
Mulcahy F.,
Toner M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1997.tb01231.x
Subject(s) - tongue , medicine , autopsy , hyperkeratosis , sarcoma , dermatology , lymphoma , leukoplakia , pathology , cause of death , viral disease , disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cancer , immunology
An extensive examination of the tongue was performed at autopsy in 20 consecutive patients who had died with AIDS. Abnormalities in the tongue were detected in 18 (90%) of the cases; the commonest lesions were ulceration (11), candidosis (8) and small foci of hyperkeratosis (10). The most extensive lesions were caused by Aspergillus infection (1), non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma juxtaposed with Kaposi's sarcoma (1), herpetic infection (1) and candidosis (5). The disease causing death was identified in the tongue in two cases. There was a surprisingly low prevalence of oral hairy leukoplakia. which may be related to anti‐viral or retroviral therapy.