Evaluation of gustatory function in HIV-infected subjects with and without HAART
| Autor: | Jigna V. Raja, Satish Bhuthaiah, Puja Rai, Asima Banu, Mubeen Khan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Taste HIV Infections Rural Health Taste test HIV Wasting Syndrome Dysgeusia Pathology and Forensic Medicine Taste Disorders Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Internal medicine Hiv infected Antiretroviral Therapy Highly Active HIV Seronegativity medicine Humans Taste Threshold Occupations business.industry Detection threshold Urban Health Middle Aged medicine.disease Antiretroviral therapy CD4 Lymphocyte Count Otorhinolaryngology Social Class Case-Control Studies Periodontics Educational Status Female Oral Surgery business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of oral pathologymedicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology. 42(3) |
| ISSN: | 1600-0714 |
| Popis: | Background Alteration in gustatory function among patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is sparsely studied and provides contradictory findings. The objectives of the study were to evaluate taste perversion in HIV-infected subjects and compare taste acuity between patients with and without Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Materials and Methods Fifty HIV-infected subjects aged 25–55 years were selected and divided into two subgroups: patients with HAART and patients without HAART. Control group included 50 healthy, age-, sex-, gender-, and socioeconomic status-matched individuals. Taste complaints were recorded on a structured questionnaire, and formal taste testing was carried out with triadic forced choice whole-mouth, above-threshold taste test for four tastants – sweet, salt, sour, and bitter. Taste identification, detection threshold, and intensity of tastant were recorded. Results Twenty-four (48%) among study group complained of taste perversion when compared to none among the control group (P |
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