Open AccessOral manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and their correlation to cluster of differentiation lymphocyte count in population of North-East India in highly active antiretroviral therapy era
Author(s) -
Sarat Kumar Nayak,
Bijay Kumar Das,
Surya Narayan Das,
Namita Mohapatra,
Suryakanti Nayak,
Lipsa Bhuyan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.194122
Subject(s) - medicine , immunology , antiretroviral therapy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , population , immunodeficiency , virology , lymphocyte , cluster (spacecraft) , immunodeficiency syndrome , viral load , immune system , environmental health , computer science , programming language
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection which manifests as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease involving the defects of the T-lymphocyte arm of the immune system. Certain laboratory parameters such as the cluster of differentiation (CD4) count and clinical parameters have long been used as markers of disease progression. In industrialized countries, many studies show a highly correlation between the incidence of oral lesions and immunosuppression and hence, can be used as a marker of immunosuppression. This might not be applicable to a developing country like India. In this study, efforts have been made to supplement the present knowledge on various aspects of oral manifestations in HIV patients in the Indian subcontinent.