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Oral lesions in children born to HIV–1 positive women
Author(s) -
Moniaci D.,
Cavallari M.,
Greco D.,
Bruatto M.,
Raiteri R.,
Palomba E.,
Tovo P. A.,
Sinicco A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1993.tb00111.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oral cavity , candida albicans , oral examination , cohort , disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , dermatology , immunology , oral health , dentistry , biology , genetics
A cohort of 69 children born to HIV‐1 positive women was studied to evaluate types, prevalences and relationships to clinical stages of HIV‐1‐related oral lesions. In addition, relationships among C. albicans biotypes, clinical features of oral candidiasis and HIV‐1 disease were investigated. C. albicans biotypes did not correlate with clinical features of oral lesions, disease stages and CD4 + lymphocyte count. Of 8 patients with recurrent oral candidiasis. 4 changed clinical features and 5 changed biotype. Our study pointed out the high frequency (28.9%) of oral lesions, especially caused by fungi and the importance of the examination of the oral cavity in children born to HIV‐1 positive women.