Abstract
HIV-associated salivary gland disease (HIV-SGD) is characterized by enlargement of the major salivary glands and/or xerostomia. HIV does not appear to play a direct role in this disease since it was detected by immunohistochemistry in only occasional lymphocytes in labial salivary glands in two out of six patients; it was not found in the salivary gland epithelial cells. Moreover, HIV was not found in any of 21 saliva samples from seven patients. We conclude that HIV-SGD is not caused by direct infection of the salivary glands with HIV.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 819-822 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | AIDS |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- AIDS
- HIV
- Sjogren's syndrome
- saliva
- salivary gland disease
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases