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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
PubMed
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.

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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.