Butt F M A, Vaghela V P, Chindia M L
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676-00202, Nairobi, Kenya.
East Afr Med J. 2007 Aug;84(8):383-8. doi: 10.4314/eamj.v84i7.9546.
The relationship between oral lesions arising from HIV infection and CD4/CD8 cell ratios is of relevance in clinical assessment of immune suppression.
To correlate the prevalence of oral manifestations arising from HIV infection and the levels of CD4/CD8 cell ratios.
A cross-sectional study.
Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
Two hundred and seven HIV-infected patients in medical wards were recruited in the study.
Seventy eight (37.7%) were male and 129 (62.3%) female, with an age range of 18-73 years (mean=34.81 years). Oral manifestations encountered with highest prevalence in the oral cavity included: hyperplastic candidosis (labial mucosa) 15%, erythematous candidosis (gingival) 5%, angular cheilitis 32.4%, herpes simplex (corner of the mouth) 0.5%, persistent oral ulceration (labial mucosa) 0.5%, Parotid enlargement 2% and Kaposis sarcoma (hard/soft palate) 2.9%.
The prevalence of oral manifestations was higher with low CD4 count <200 cell/mm3 and mean CD4/CD8<0.39(95%CI 0.32-0.48).
HIV感染引起的口腔病变与CD4/CD8细胞比值之间的关系在免疫抑制的临床评估中具有相关性。
将HIV感染引起的口腔表现患病率与CD4/CD8细胞比值水平相关联。
一项横断面研究。
肯尼亚内罗毕肯雅塔国家医院。
招募了207名在内科病房的HIV感染患者参与该研究。
78名(37.7%)为男性,129名(62.3%)为女性,年龄范围为18至73岁(平均=34.81岁)。口腔中患病率最高的口腔表现包括:增生性念珠菌病(唇黏膜)15%、红斑性念珠菌病(牙龈)5%、口角炎32.4%、单纯疱疹(嘴角)0.5%、持续性口腔溃疡(唇黏膜)0.5%、腮腺肿大2%和卡波西肉瘤(硬/软腭)2.9%。
CD4计数<200细胞/mm3且平均CD4/CD8<0.39(95%CI 0.32 - 0.48)时,口腔表现的患病率更高。