Spectrum of oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS in the Perm region (Russia) and identification of self-induced ulceronecrotic lingual lesions.

Objective: To study the frequency and spectrum of oral manifestations of HIV-infected drug-users in the Perm region.

Subjects: 104 seropositive HIV-infected drug-users (69 male, 35 female; ages 15 to 32 years; 13 co-infected with hepatitis viruses) and 13 AIDS-infected drug-users (7 male, 6 female; ages 16 to 37 years; 12 co-infected with hepatitis viruses).

Results: The most frequent forms of oral mucosal lesions in the HIV-infected group -- candidiasis (32.