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Ectopic geographic tongue and AIDS.
D Grinspan1, G Fernández Blanco, S Agüero
1Dermatology and Stomatology Unit, Güemes Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
International Journal of Dermatology
|March 1, 1990
Summary
A case study describes an unusual lesion resembling geographic tongue on the lower lip of a 23-year-old man diagnosed with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). This highlights a rare oral manifestation in immunocompromised patients.
Area of Science:
- Oral Medicine
- Immunology
- Dermatology
Background:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) can present with various oral manifestations.
- Geographic tongue is a common benign migratory glossitis, typically affecting the tongue's dorsal surface.
- Ectopic presentations of oral conditions are less common but can occur.