Perception of taste in HIV-positive individuals in treatment antiretroviral: results of a case-control study.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of taste in HIV-infected patients.


METHODS
One hundred males and females (11 to 60 years old) were divided into two groups (50 patients infected by HIV and 50 controls) and evaluated for gustatory function.


RESULTS
The results revealed that the mean score in the evaluation of taste was significantly lower in individuals with HIV when compared to controls for both sides of the tongue (p < 0.05). Patients with HIV infection had difficulty recognizing the bitter taste, followed by salty and sweet. When each side of the tongue was evaluated separately and compared, the Wilcoxon test showed that there was no significant difference on the tongue of individuals with HIV. The prevalence of hypogeusia was 20% in individuals with this disease.


CONCLUSIONS
Individuals with HIV infection may have a deficit in taste that can affect your general and oral health.
Graduate student, School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Indiara Welter
IW
Henn
Undergraduate student, School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Ruann Oswaldo Carvalho
RO
da Silva
Graduate student, School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Cassiano Lima
CL
Chaiben
School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Ângela
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Fernandes
School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Maria Ângela
MÂ
Naval Machado
School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Antonio Adilson Soares
AA
de Lima
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001938:Brazil; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055697:Taste Perception
D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents
HIV-AIDS; hospital dentistry; taste disorders