The Patient Is HIV Seropositive

question 17

Multiple Choice

The patient is HIV seropositive. The most common intraoral locations for this lesion are the gingiva and palate. When diagnosed, this vascular lesion meets the criteria for the diagnosis of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) . What is the name of the vascular lesion seen in this image?

• A) Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• B) Kaposi sarcoma
• C) Thrombocytopenia
• D) Hemangioma

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Definitions:

Progestin

A synthetic hormone used to maintain pregnancy that can cause masculinization of the fetus.

Motility

Self-propulsion.

Self-propulsion

The ability of an object or being to move itself using internal force, without the need for external aid.

Monozygotic Twins

Twins that originate from a single fertilized egg, sharing identical genetic material and usually very similar physical traits.