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Impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on oral manifestations of patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immuno deficiency syndrome in South India
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains a global health problem, although the development of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has significantly modified the course of HIV disease into a manageable disease with improved quality-of-life mainly in the developed coun...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4555897/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26392652 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2589-0557.156703 |
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author | Rao, K. V. S. Eswara Chitturi, Ravi Teja Kattappagari, Kiran Kumar Kantheti, Lalith Prakash Chandra Poosarla, Chandrasekhar Baddam, Venkat Ramana Reddy |
author_facet | Rao, K. V. S. Eswara Chitturi, Ravi Teja Kattappagari, Kiran Kumar Kantheti, Lalith Prakash Chandra Poosarla, Chandrasekhar Baddam, Venkat Ramana Reddy |
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description | BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains a global health problem, although the development of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has significantly modified the course of HIV disease into a manageable disease with improved quality-of-life mainly in the developed countries. Very few studies are available regarding effect of HAART on oral lesions in developing countries like India. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim was to document and compare oral lesions in HIV-seropositive patients before and after HAART. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Oral manifestations were recorded in 320 HIV seropositive patients attending to the Voluntary Counseling and Confidential Testing Centre at the Government General Hospital, Guntur, before and after treating with HAART and the results were statistically analyzed using Student's t-test and Chi-square test. RESULTS: Oral Candidiasis was significantly reduced in patients under HAART after 3 months. Furthermore, there was decreased incidence of periodontal diseases, but increased hyperpigmentation in patients undergoing HAART. CONCLUSION: The oral manifestations of HIV infection have changed due to the advent of HAART. Many opportunistic infections have resolved as a result of an improved immune system. Though the risk of hyperpigmentation in those with HAART has increased the prevalence of oral candidiasis and periodontal diseases were less in patients who had access to HAART. |
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spelling | pubmed-45558972015-09-21 Impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on oral manifestations of patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immuno deficiency syndrome in South India Rao, K. V. S. Eswara Chitturi, Ravi Teja Kattappagari, Kiran Kumar Kantheti, Lalith Prakash Chandra Poosarla, Chandrasekhar Baddam, Venkat Ramana Reddy Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS Original Article BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains a global health problem, although the development of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has significantly modified the course of HIV disease into a manageable disease with improved quality-of-life mainly in the developed countries. Very few studies are available regarding effect of HAART on oral lesions in developing countries like India. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim was to document and compare oral lesions in HIV-seropositive patients before and after HAART. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Oral manifestations were recorded in 320 HIV seropositive patients attending to the Voluntary Counseling and Confidential Testing Centre at the Government General Hospital, Guntur, before and after treating with HAART and the results were statistically analyzed using Student's t-test and Chi-square test. RESULTS: Oral Candidiasis was significantly reduced in patients under HAART after 3 months. Furthermore, there was decreased incidence of periodontal diseases, but increased hyperpigmentation in patients undergoing HAART. CONCLUSION: The oral manifestations of HIV infection have changed due to the advent of HAART. Many opportunistic infections have resolved as a result of an improved immune system. Though the risk of hyperpigmentation in those with HAART has increased the prevalence of oral candidiasis and periodontal diseases were less in patients who had access to HAART. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4555897/ /pubmed/26392652 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2589-0557.156703 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Rao, K. V. S. Eswara Chitturi, Ravi Teja Kattappagari, Kiran Kumar Kantheti, Lalith Prakash Chandra Poosarla, Chandrasekhar Baddam, Venkat Ramana Reddy Impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on oral manifestations of patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immuno deficiency syndrome in South India |
title | Impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on oral manifestations of patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immuno deficiency syndrome in South India |
title_full | Impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on oral manifestations of patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immuno deficiency syndrome in South India |
title_fullStr | Impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on oral manifestations of patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immuno deficiency syndrome in South India |
title_full_unstemmed | Impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on oral manifestations of patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immuno deficiency syndrome in South India |
title_short | Impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on oral manifestations of patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immuno deficiency syndrome in South India |
title_sort | impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on oral manifestations of patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immuno deficiency syndrome in south india |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4555897/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26392652 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2589-0557.156703 |
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