HIV positive male with an excrescent oral mass.
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A 35-year-old male diagnosed with HIV infection 5 years previously and who had never received antiretroviral therapy presented with an oral cavity lesion. The mass in the inferior gum margin (Fig. 1) had been growing progressively for 2 months, bled easily and produced displacement of the lower teeth and halitosis. The patient had been prescribed wide-spectrum antibiotics by his general practitioner with no improvement. What is the diagnosis?
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista clinica espanola
دوره 214 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014