Open AccessA relationship between CD4 count and oral manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in urban population
Author(s) -
Gadavalli Vera Venkata Satyakiran,
Radhika M Bavle,
Glory Alexander,
Saritha Rao,
R. Venugopal,
Sreelatha S Hosthor
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.190934
Subject(s) - medicine , antiretroviral therapy , immunology , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immune system , immunodeficiency , pediatrics , viral load , environmental health
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection gradually destroys the body's immune system, which makes it harder for the body to fight infections. HIV infection causes a quantitative and qualitative depletion of CD4 lymphocyte count, which increases the risk of opportunistic infections. Thus, CD4 count is one of the key factors in determining both the urgency of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) initiation and the need of prophylaxis for opportunistic infections.