Short communication & case report
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome presenting as a palatal perforation☆

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Abstract

Head and neck manifestations are particularly frequent in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. An unusual case of acquired immune deficiency syndrome in a female prostitute whose initial presentation included a palatal perforation is reported. This case is also noteworthy because the patient died of disseminated miliary tuberculosis, a disease only recently included in the Centers for Disease Control case definition of AIDS.

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