An overall picture of oral disease in the whole spectrum of HIV infection and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has emerged, with a restricted series of fairly common oral lesions such as candidiasis, viral infections including hairy leukoplakia, gingival and periodontal disease and Kaposi's sarcoma However, a panoply of less common lesions can also be seen.
Pri pacientih z AIDS-om se je pokazala pestra slika ustnih bolezni, med katerimi so najpogostejša kandidiaza, virusne infkeicje vključno z lasasto leukoplakijo, gingivitis in parodontalna bolezen ter Kaposijev sakrom. Seveda pa je včasih mogoče opaziti mnogo manj običajnih lezij.