Rapidly ulcerated swelling in the hard palate of a HIV-positive pregnant woman

A 40-year-old pregnant woman was referred to our service with a chief complaint of an ulcerated and painful swelling on the left hard palate and a normal-colored swelling in the right hard palate, with an evolution time of 15 days. The patient's dental history was noncontributory, but she reported a previous diagnosis of untreated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, discovered during pregnancy examinations at 5 weeks ’ pregnancy. CD4+ T-cell count was 5 cells/mm3 (1%) and the HIV RNA level was greater than 500,000 copies/mL.

Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - February 12, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Lucas Lacerda de Souza, Thayn á Melo de Lima Morais, Hélder Antônio Rebelo Pontes, Oslei Paes de Almeida, Maria Goretti Freire de Carvalho, Ciro Dantas Soares Source Type: research