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Published on: October 31, 2010
Oral manifestations of HIV-AIDS in Nigerian patients
Kate O Anteyi1, Tom D Thacher, Stephen Yohanna
1Department of Family Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.
Abstract:
Because of the unique features of the AIDS epidemic in West Africa, we sought to determine if the spectrum of oral lesions among Nigerian patients with HIV-AIDS differs from that found in other regions. Of 500 patients examined, 266 (53%) had oral lesions. Lesions due to candidiasis were present in 244 (49%), while other oral lesions were infrequent (<3% for each of the other types). Oral lesions were associated with advanced disease stage (P < 0.001), a history of urethritis in men (P < 0.001), and alcohol (P < 0.001) and tobacco use (P = 0.03). A significantly lower prevalence of oral lesions (6%) was found among the 32 patients receiving antiretroviral drug treatment.
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