Oral manifestations in AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in a referral hospital in Peru

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of oral manifestations in AIDS
patients, under antiretroviral therapy in a referral hospital in Perú.
Materials and methods: A prospective, not experimental,
cross – sectional and quantitative study. There was a population
consisting of 380 and a sample of 191 patients who met
the selection criteria. The instrument was an adapted data
collection form that consist of two parts, in one the personal
data and in another the most frequent oral manifestations.
Results: The prevalence of oral manifestations in AIDS
patients under antiretroviral therapy in 59.50% with oral
candidiasis being the most frequent with 35.5%, the prevalence
of oral manifestations is higher in male gender with a 67%
and in the age range between 18-25 years old in a 57%.
Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of oral manifestations in
patients with AIDS under antiretroviral therapy, the most frequent
being oral candidiasis in males and in those under 25 years old.
Key words: HIV-1; Antiretroviral; Viral load; T lymphocytes