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Management of the oral mucosal lesions seen in association with HIV infection
Author(s) -
Greenspan D,
Shirlaw PJ
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
oral diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1601-0825
pISSN - 1354-523X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-0825.1997.tb00366.x
Subject(s) - medicine , leukoplakia , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , dermatology , disease , sarcoma , mucosal lesions , intensive care medicine , immunology , pathology , cancer
Oral lesions cause considerable morbidity in association with HIV infection. Their successful management depends upon accurate diagnosis and the use of appropriate therapy. Various treatment approaches are described for some of the common oral lesions including Kaposi's sarcoma, oral candidiasis, hairy leukoplakia and recurrent oral ulcers associated with HIV disease. This paper will discuss the therapies available in the USA and UK. In other countries some of the drugs discussed will be available in different doses and preparations. In addition other drugs may be available in other parts of the world that are not licensed for use in the USA or UK, and their availability may vary.