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Possible association of sialolithiasis with HIV infection and highly active antiretroviral therapy: A case report
Author(s) -
Brooks John K.,
Jones Joyce L.,
Price Jeffery B.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/scd.12455
Subject(s) - medicine , antiretroviral therapy , parotid gland , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , concomitant , incidence (geometry) , submandibular gland , salivary gland , dermatology , immunology , pathology , viral load , physics , optics
Although there appears to be an overall trend of diminishing oral manifestations of HIV infection, evidence is emerging on the increased incidence of concomitant parotid gland enlargement and xerostomia. Furthermore, several case narrations and a limited series have suggested a possible association of sialolithiasis with highly active antiretroviral therapy, mostly involving the parotid gland. The aim of this report is to present a patient with a giant sialolith of the submandibular gland following a 27‐year intake of various antiretrovirals for HIV infection and review the relevant literature.