Abstract
Any physician who is treating HIV-infected patients can expect to deal with individuals who are or will be experiencing the physical manifestations of the disease. Fortunately, most of these conditions can be successfully treated; other cases have palliative treatments that can improve quality of life and assist in pain reduction and suffering. All patients with HIV need to be managed jointly throughout their illnesses so that these patients do not receive conflicting advice, prescriptions, and so forth. Also, patients benefit from receiving care from the specialist that is most appropriate for their condition. The physician or dentist working alone can often help the patient; when they work together, however, optimum care is likely the result.
MeSH terms
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / etiology
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / drug therapy
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / immunology
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Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
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Mouth / microbiology
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Mouth / pathology
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Mouth / virology
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Mouth Diseases / diagnosis
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Mouth Diseases / etiology*
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Mouth Diseases / therapy
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Oropharynx / microbiology
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Oropharynx / pathology
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Oropharynx / virology
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Pharyngeal Diseases / diagnosis
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Pharyngeal Diseases / drug therapy
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Pharyngeal Diseases / etiology*
Substances
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Anti-Infective Agents
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Immunosuppressive Agents