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Helen Rivera

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Prevalence of oral lesions in HIV patients related to CD4 cell count and viral load in a Venezuelan population

2006

Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de las lesiones bucales en un grupo de pacientes VIH+, su relación con el contaje de linfocitos CD4 y la carga viral, en una muestra de la población venezolana Materiales y métodos: En el presente estudio se evaluaron 75 pacientes adultos VIH+, provenientes del Centro para la Atención de Pacientes con Enfermedades Infectocontagiosas de la Facultad de Odontología de la Universidad Central de Venezuela. Cada uno de ellos fue examinado clínicamente para la detección de las lesiones presentes en la mucosa bucal. Igualmente se les determinó el contaje de células CD4+ mediante citometría de flujo, así como la carga viral mediante la técnica TR-RCP (Transcriptas…

CD4+stomatognathic diseasesVIH+oral lesionsUNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICASViral loadcarga viral:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]HIV+lesiones bucales
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Epstein Barr Virus detection and latent membrane protein 1 in oral hairy leukoplakia in HIV+ Venezuelan patients

2008

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) in oral hairy leukoplakia lesions (OHL) in HIV+ Venezuelan patients. Material and Method: In this case study, we evaluated 21 HIV+ adult patients with clinically present OHL lesions, 11 who were undergoing antiretroviral therapy, 10 who were not undergoing therapy and 10 HIV-negative adult patients with hyperkeratotic oral mucosal lesions. All of the subjects were assessed at the Infectious Disease Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Central University of Venezuela, and were clinically examined to detect oral mucosal lesions with the confirmed histopathologic diagnosis. Nested-PCR was used to determine the EBV infection and the late…

AdultMaleHerpesvirus 4 HumanLeukoplakia HairyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)medicine.disease_causeViral Matrix ProteinsYoung Adulthemic and lymphatic diseasesHIV SeropositivityHumansMedicineYoung adultGeneral DentistryLeukoplakiaOral hairy leukoplakiabusiness.industryMiddle AgedVenezuela:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]medicine.diseaseAntiretroviral therapyEpstein–Barr virusOtorhinolaryngologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICASImmunologyImmunohistochemistryFemaleSurgerybusinessMedicina Oral Patología Oral y Cirugia Bucal
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Prevalence of oral soft tissue lesions in an elderly venezuelan population

2008

Aim: The purpose of the present study was to determine the prevalence of the oral soft tissue lesions in patients referred to the geriatric unit ?Dr. Joaquin Quintero?, National Institute of Gerontology. Study Design: 340 patients were clinically evaluated, of these 266 were institutionalized and 74 were seen at the outpatient clinic, age ranging 60 to 104 years. 212 were females and 128 males. The statistical analysis was done using the SPSS software (11.0) to a significant level of 5% (p<0.05). Results: Fifty seven percent of the studied population presented one or more oral lesions, associated to prosthetic use, trauma and tobacco consumption. Females were more affected than males. The l…

stomatognathic diseasesUNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]
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