Oral Manifestations of AIDS

Self-Study Examination

Instructions: After studying the text answer the following true/false or multiple choice questions.  Remember, there's only one answer to each question.

1. If a mucocutaneous herpetic flaire is progressive and continues for more than one month in a HIV -positive patient, this condition meets the CDC criteria for an AIDs-defining disease.

a) true
b) false

2. Select the incorrect statement from the following:

a) oral hairy leukoplakia (ohl) can be the first sign of HIV infection in some patients.
b) Ohl primarily occurs in homosexual and bisexual men.
c) Antiviral drugs in high dosages can cure Ohl permanently.
d) OhI is almost always found unilaterly or bilateraly on the lateral border of the tongue.

3. In recent years there have been no reported cases of transmission from HB V-positive dentists to dental patients.

a) true
b) false

4. TB very rarely will cause an oral lesion.

a) true
b) false

5. Select from the following incorrect statements:

a) Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) can involve organs and be the cause of death, but' most deaths in KS patients are due to opportunistic infections and the progressive wasting syndrome.
b) KS is more frequent in homosexual and bisexual males.
c) KS can be effectively cured by chemotherapy and radiation.
d) The meantime of survival after the diagnoses of KS is about 2 years.