Oral manifestations, counts of CD4+ T lymphocytes and viral load in Brazilian and American HIV-infected children

Authors

  • Liliane Janete GRANDO Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Liliane Soares YURGEL Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; Hospital São Lucas; Ambulatório de AIDS Pediátrica
  • Denise Cantarelli MACHADO Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; Hospital São Lucas; Ambulatório de AIDS Pediátrica; Departamento de Medicina Interna
  • Carmen Lúcia SILVA Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre; Ambulatório de AIDS Pediátrica
  • Márcia MENEZES Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Hospital de Clínicas; Ambulatório de AIDS Pediátrica
  • Cláudia PICOLLI Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul; Hospital São Lucas; Ambulatório de AIDS Pediátrica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-74912002000100004

Keywords:

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Oral manifestations, HIV, Lymphocytes, CD4 positive, Viral load

Abstract

Oral manifestations related to HIV infection were evaluated in 184 children of both genders, aging 0-13 years. The oral exams were carried out at the Ambulatory of Pediatric AIDS, São Lucas Hospital and at the Clinics Hospital, both in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, and at the University Hospital and School of Dentistry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA, from January 1999 to May 2000. A high prevalence of oral manifestations was observed both in Brazilian (72.73%) and American (53.66%) children. The most frequent manifestations were cervical lymphadenopathy, swelling of the parotids, erythematous candidiasis, petechia, gingivitis, xerostomia and angular cheilitis. Children with oral manifestations had almost normal counts of CD4+ T lymphocytes and high viral load.

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Published

2002-03-01

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2002)

Section

Odontopediatria

How to Cite

Oral manifestations, counts of CD4+ T lymphocytes and viral load in Brazilian and American HIV-infected children. (2002). Pesquisa Odontológica Brasileira, 16(1), 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-74912002000100004