[Lymphoepithelial hyperplasia of the parotid gland and HIV infection]

A retrospective review of 10 patients with parotid enlargement is presented. Nine patients were known to be antibody positive for the HIV and one was subsequently tested to be positive. Parotid enlargement was nodular in 9 patients, bilateral in 7, unilateral in 2. One patient had a diffuse enlargement with xerostomia and xerophtalmy. Histological results confirmed begnin lymphoepithelial lesion in all patients. Pathogenesis, diagnostic, pronostic and therapeutic problems are discussed in a literature review.