## Abstract Cystic enlargement of the parotid gland is a newly described manifestation of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A review of 15 such patients with respect to clinical presentation, natural history, and management is presented. Followโup ranges from 1 to 27 months, averag
Parotid manifestations of HIV infection
โ Scribed by Scott Zeitlen; Ashok Shaha
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 343 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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