Effect of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy on Oral Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Japanese Patients

Autor:	Yoshinari Morimoto, Masako Ikeuchi, Tadaaki Kirita, Masahito Sugimura, Kazuhiko Yamamoto
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Immune status business.industry Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medicine.disease_cause Antiretroviral therapy Risk groups Pseudomembranous candidiasis Immunology Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Surgery Oral Surgery business Clinical record
Zdroj:	Asian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 14:21-26
ISSN:	0915-6992
DOI:	10.1016/s0915-6992(02)80017-6
Popis:	Objective: Protease inhibitors became available in Japan in April 1997. This study was performed to compare changes in oral manifestations between the pre- and post-highly active antiretroviral therapy periods in Japanese patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Patients and Methods: Twenty seven Japanese patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection were investigated. The backgrounds (age, sex, and risk group), immune status at first visit and changes with time, associated systemic diseases, and oral manifestations were examined using patients' clinical records. Results: Although pseudomembranous candidiasis decreased significantly (p Conclusion: Oral candidiasis was considered easy to control with improvement of the immune status.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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