ORAL MYCOBACTERIUM-AVIUM COMPLEX INFECTION IN A PATIENT WITH HIV-RELATED DISEASE - A CASE-REPORT

Mycobacterium avium complex infection is a common complication of the later stages of AIDS. Although a recognized cause of oral lesions, aty pical mycobacteria are rarely detected in AIDS-related oral ulceration : Here we report a case of oral ulceration in a patient in the later s tages of AIDS in which atypical mycobacteria were detected both histol ogically and microbiologically. The features of this case are similar to the one other case previously reported permitting some characteriza tion and comparison of the clinical features of mycobacterium avium co mplex infection in AIDS.