T-cell lymphoma associated with periodontal disease and HIV infection |
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| Authors: | Guy D. Palmer Peter R. Morgan Stephen J. Challacombe |
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| Affiliation: | Oral and Dental Research Trust, Centre for the study of the Oral Manifestations of HIV infection;Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK |
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| Abstract: | Abstract 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. |
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| Keywords: | T-cell lymphoma HIV-periodontitis periodontal disease |
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