MRI AND CT OF PAROTID PATHOLOGY IN HIV-PO SITIVE PATIENTS

We report five cases of HIV patients with parotid pathology during a p eriod of one year. All patients (4 men and 1 woman between the ages of 32 and 47 years) had a MRI or a CT confirmation of the parotid gland lesion. Three patients exhibited parotid gland cysts, one a nonspecifi c chronic inflammation and one an enlargement of the parotid gland wit h some benign lymphoepithelial lesions. Two patients underwent ultraso und-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy. The cytology examination con firmed the benignity of the lesions. Finally, we expose the clinical m anagement of parotid enlargements in HIV-positive patients.