What Are the Tongue Symptoms in the Early Stage of AIDS?

In the early stage of HIV infection, patients commonly exhibit localized redness of the tongue. This is typically accompanied by fever, decreased appetite, fatigue, and weight loss. As the disease progresses, a thick, white, membranous coating develops on the tongue’s surface, and the tongue coating becomes increasingly greasy and heavy. Some patients may also develop oral conditions such as oral candidiasis (thrush).