Oro-facial manifestations during AIDS/HIV infection. Apropos of 60 cases seen at the Ambulatory Treatment Center in Ouagadougou and at the Yalgado University Hospital Center
Konsem, T.; Ouedraogo, D.; Gare, J.V.W.; Ouattara, D.; Ouoba, K.
Odonto-Stomatologie Tropicale 29(114): 23-27
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0251-172X PMID: 16910114 Document Number: 604693
The opportinistics complaints of the AIDS occur all along the episode of the infection and depend on the individual's body immunity and on the existence or no of an anti-retroviral treatment. The buccal appearences on the face are relatively frequent. They are dominated by the buccal mycosis, the lymphatic ganglion's complaints, the inflammation of gums and buccal mucous, and the tooth decay in our context. Some authors suggest a classification that can make easy their study and treatment. Complaints like the herpes simplex infection, the herpes zoster infection, are usually found during the symptomatic stage non AIDS, whereas others like KAPOSI's disease are typical to AIDS disease. The availlability of an anti-retroviral treatment and a specialized one strenghten the efficiency of the reimbursement and improve the prognosis.