La resonancia magnética en el diagnóstico de la afectación parotídea por VIH

  1. J. Paz Expósito 1
  2. E. Velasco Ortega 2
  3. P. Bullón Fernández 2
  1. 1 Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena. Sevilla
  2. 2 Facultad de Odontología de Sevilla
Zeitschrift:
Archivos de odontoestomatología

ISSN: 0213-4144

Datum der Publikation: 1998

Ausgabe: 14

Nummer: 1

Seiten: 9-13

Art: Artikel

Andere Publikationen in: Archivos de odontoestomatología

Zusammenfassung

Infection wih the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has broad manifestations affecting the mouth and nek. The major salivary glands enlargement has found as clinical finding in HIV patients. Bening lymphoepithelial cysts have reported in the parotid gland. A case if this HIV-related salivary glands disease is presented in a patient with hemophilia. The role of RM imaging in the diagnosis is important, not only for the more sensitive detection of the parotid mass, but also for determining its cysts nature. Also, definitive diagnosis of this HIV related lesion is confirmed by fine needle aspiration citology.