[Investigation on oral lesions in 64 Chinese HIV/AIDS patients in Guangxi province].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the prevalence, age and gender distribution and clinical features of HIV/AIDS oral lesions in patients in Guangxi province, and to provide the epidemiological information for prevention and treatment of these diseases in the certain population.


METHODS
A total of 64 HIV/AIDS patients were included in this study. All patients HIV serum-status was confirmed in Guangxi Center of Disease Control (GXCDC). Oral examination was carried out by standardized specialists. HIV/AIDS orofacial lesions were recorded and diagnosed using the EC Clearing House Criteria on Oral Problems related to HIV Infection (1992).


RESULTS
Among the total of 64 HIV/AIDS patients included in this study, there were 53 males and 11 females, with mean age of 36.1 years. Candidiasis was the most common lesion with the pseudomembranous type predominating. High prevalences of xerostomia, 11 oral ulceration and 7 HIV related periodontitis were noted. 6 Herpetic stomatitis and 3 herpes zoster, 2 oral hairy leukoplakia and 1 Kaposi's sarcoma and 1 lymphadentitis also were found.


CONCLUSIONS
This study shows a high prevalence of candidiasis, salivary gland disease. Maybe oral ulceration prevalence is not increased, but lesion severity is increased with more severe heperiform or major RAU. It suggested that HIV/AIDS usually shows oral lesion and partly can appear in early phase.
Tao
Ren-Chuan
RC
Dept. of Oral Medicine, Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China.
Deng
Hua-Jie
HJ
Ya
Zu-Ke
ZK
Guo
Su-Zhen
SZ
Liang
Shu-Xiong
SX
Liu
Wei
W
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D000328:Adult; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections; D006801:Humans; D017733:Leukoplakia, Hairy; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases; D010518:Periodontitis; D015995:Prevalence; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi