Relationship of Oral Lesions and CD4 Count in Female HIV Patients in South Western Nigeria
| Autor: | F. O. Omoregie, Mercy Okoh, O. M. Eweka, B D Saheeb, G. A. Agbelusi, O. Odukoya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Environmental Engineering business.industry Hiv seropositive Prevalence virus diseases Antiretroviral therapy Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Teaching hospital Surgery stomatognathic diseases parasitic diseases medicine Hiv patients Oral examination University teaching business Prospective cohort study |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 6:1063-1068 |
| ISSN: | 2231-0614 |
| DOI: | 10.9734/bjmmr/2015/12618 |
| Popis: | Background: Oral lesions have been reported to be early clinical features of HIV infection. Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish the prevalence of oral lesions in HIV Seropositive female patients and correlate the CD4 count with the appearance of oral lesions in the female patients attending Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin (UBTH). Methods: A prospective study was undertaken in 172 newly diagnosed adult HIV infected female patients (not on antiretroviral therapy), who attended the PEPFAR clinic at LUTH and the HIV Clinic of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria. They were assessed for oral lesions which were evaluated using EEC/WHO (2003) – Classification on the diagnostic criteria for oral lesions in HIV. Data were collected using an interviewer administered questionnaire. Following Oral examination undertaken, oral lesions were detected, recorded and Original Research Article |
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