Antiretroviral Drug-Associated Oral Lichenoid Reaction in HIV Patient: A Case Report

Antiretroviral Drug-Associated Oral Lichenoid Reaction in HIV Patient: A Case Report

Antiretroviral therapy has changed the course of HIV disease and improved quality of life in HIV patients. Incidence of an oral lichenoid drug reaction induced by zidovudine is not common. Once it occurs, it affects a patient's well being, in particular their oral functions. Here we report the...

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Main Authors: Pratanporn Arirachakaran, Mattana Hanvanich, Piyanad Kuysakorn, Kobkan Thongprasom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/291072
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spelling doaj-6cbd4c3003154fdf993c910afce4bdfa2020-11-24T21:40:13ZengHindawi LimitedInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87281687-87362010-01-01201010.1155/2010/291072291072Antiretroviral Drug-Associated Oral Lichenoid Reaction in HIV Patient: A Case ReportPratanporn Arirachakaran0Mattana Hanvanich1Piyanad Kuysakorn2Kobkan Thongprasom3Infectious Diseases Clinic, Chulalongkorn University Dental Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, ThailandDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, ThailandDepartment of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, 34 Henri Dunant Road, Pathumwan District, Bangkok 10330, ThailandDepartment of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, 34 Henri Dunant Road, Pathumwan District, Bangkok 10330, ThailandAntiretroviral therapy has changed the course of HIV disease and improved quality of life in HIV patients. Incidence of an oral lichenoid drug reaction induced by zidovudine is not common. Once it occurs, it affects a patient's well being, in particular their oral functions. Here we report the first case of a 34-year-old Thai man with painful erosive lesions involving the lip and buccal mucosa. Treatment with topical fluocinolone acetonide 0.1% alleviated the patient's oral pain, but it was not until the subsequent withdrawal of zidovudine that the patient showed improvement and resolution of the lesions. Long-term follow-up was useful in the management of this patient, and no recurrence of the lesion was found during 21-month follow-up in this patient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/291072
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Mattana Hanvanich
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Kobkan Thongprasom
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Mattana Hanvanich
Piyanad Kuysakorn
Kobkan Thongprasom
Antiretroviral Drug-Associated Oral Lichenoid Reaction in HIV Patient: A Case Report
International Journal of Dentistry
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Mattana Hanvanich
Piyanad Kuysakorn
Kobkan Thongprasom
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title Antiretroviral Drug-Associated Oral Lichenoid Reaction in HIV Patient: A Case Report
title_short Antiretroviral Drug-Associated Oral Lichenoid Reaction in HIV Patient: A Case Report
title_full Antiretroviral Drug-Associated Oral Lichenoid Reaction in HIV Patient: A Case Report
title_fullStr Antiretroviral Drug-Associated Oral Lichenoid Reaction in HIV Patient: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Antiretroviral Drug-Associated Oral Lichenoid Reaction in HIV Patient: A Case Report
title_sort antiretroviral drug-associated oral lichenoid reaction in hiv patient: a case report
publisher Hindawi Limited
series International Journal of Dentistry
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1687-8736
publishDate 2010-01-01
description Antiretroviral therapy has changed the course of HIV disease and improved quality of life in HIV patients. Incidence of an oral lichenoid drug reaction induced by zidovudine is not common. Once it occurs, it affects a patient's well being, in particular their oral functions. Here we report the first case of a 34-year-old Thai man with painful erosive lesions involving the lip and buccal mucosa. Treatment with topical fluocinolone acetonide 0.1% alleviated the patient's oral pain, but it was not until the subsequent withdrawal of zidovudine that the patient showed improvement and resolution of the lesions. Long-term follow-up was useful in the management of this patient, and no recurrence of the lesion was found during 21-month follow-up in this patient.
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