Abstract | OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to diagnosis oral lesions related to HIV infection in individuals followed in the General Hospital of the School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil. The presence of oral lesions was correlated with gender, age, smoking habit, levels of CD4 lymphocytes, HIV load, time of HIV seropositivity, AIDS condition, use of removable dental prosthesis, and use of HAART. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 340 HIV infected individuals were selected for this study, all participants of the study were examined by only one practiced dentist which performed anamnesis, peribuccal and oral examination. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: The inverse correlation with CD4+L level and the direct correlation with HIV load suggest that oral lesions could be used as alternative clinical markers for poor immune condition in HIV infected individuals.
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Authors | Alan Grupioni Lourenço, Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo |
Journal | Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal
(Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal)
Vol. 13
Issue 5
Pg. E281-6
(May 01 2008)
ISSN: 1698-6946 [Electronic] Spain |
PMID | 18449110
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Animals
- Brazil
- Female
- HIV Infections
(complications)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mouth Diseases
(diagnosis, etiology)
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