Cheilitis glandularis: An unusual presentation in a patient with HIV infection

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2003 Feb;95(2):142-4. doi: 10.1067/moe.2003.27.

Abstract

Cheilitis glandularis is a rare disorder of unknown etiology characterized by inflammation of the minor salivary glands of the lower lip. The present report details the features of a patient who presented with cheilitis glandularis and was subsequently found to also have undiagnosed HIV infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
  • Cheilitis / complications
  • Cheilitis / drug therapy
  • Cheilitis / pathology*
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mouth Mucosa / pathology
  • Salivary Glands, Minor / pathology*
  • Sialadenitis / complications
  • Sialadenitis / drug therapy
  • Sialadenitis / pathology*

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents