Oral manifestations in HIV - infected patients in a Brazilian population

Authors

  • Lélia Batista de SOUZA Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.; Faculdade de Odontologia
  • Leão PEREIRA PINTO Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.; Faculdade de Odontologia
  • Ana Myrian Costa de MEDEIROS Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Faculdade de Odontologia
  • Raimundo Fernandes de ARAÚJO Jr. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.; Faculdade de Odontologia
  • Olibânia Jácome Xavier de MESQUITA Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.; Faculdade de Odontologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-74912000000100014

Keywords:

Acquired immunodeficiency syndr, Oral manifestati, Mouth disea

Abstract

One hundred HIV+/AIDS Brazilian patients (74 men and 26 women) were examined in the Giselda Trigueiro Hospital, in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil in the period from l996 to 1997. The men’s mean age was 40 years, ranging from 24 to 67 years and the women’s was 29.8 years, ranging from 17 to 48 years. One or more oral findings were observed in theses patients. The most common oral lesions were candidiasis (men - 97.2%; women - 80.7%), gingivitis and periodontitis (men - 79.7%; women - 7.3%), hairy leukoplakia (men - 6.7%; women - 3.8%), herpes simplex (men - 5.4%; women - 2.7%), and Kaposi’s sarcoma (men - 6.7%). From the men, 62.1% were homo-/bisexual, and 100% of the women were heterosexual.

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Published

2000-03-01

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2000)

Section

Semiologia

How to Cite

Oral manifestations in HIV - infected patients in a Brazilian population. (2000). Pesquisa Odontológica Brasileira, 14(1), 79-85. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-74912000000100014