Research Article
HIV-Associated Oral Mucosal Melanin Hyperpigmentation: A Clinical Study in a South African Population Sample
Table 2
HIV-OMH: sites affected and clinical characteristics.
| | | Clinical parameters | HIV-OMH () |
| | Intraoral site | Gingiva | 17 | 45.95% | | Buccal mucosa | 11 | 29.73% | | Palate-hard | 6 | 16.22% | | Palate-soft | 2 | 5.41% | | Tongue | 6 | 16.22% | | Labial mucosa | 7 | 18.92% | | Floor of the mouth | 1 | 2.70% | | Alveolar ridge | 1 | 2.70% |
| | Extent | Localised/single | 3 | 8.11% | | Generalised/multiple | 34 | 91.89% |
| | Intensity | Light | 20 | 54.05% | | Dense | 17 | 45.95% |
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