获得性免疫缺陷综合征,简称艾滋病,由人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)感染引起,已成为人类灾难性的疾病。随着HIV感染人数的急剧增加(特别是亚洲),预防和控制艾滋病已成为全球公共卫生重点之一。口腔表现为艾滋病的重要诊断特征之一,大多数HIV感染的患者均有口腔表现,许多患者口腔病变出现在发病初期并首先就诊于口腔科。所以口腔科医务人员需掌握艾滋病知识,早 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and has become a catastrophic human disease. With the dramatic increase in HIV infection (especially in Asia), prevention and control of AIDS has become one of the global public health priorities. Oral manifestations are one of the most important diagnostic features of AIDS. Most HIV-infected patients have oral manifestations. Many patients with oral lesions appear early in their illness and first visited the dentistry department. So stomatological medical staff need to grasp the AIDS knowledge, early