Correlation oral hairy leukoplakia and CD4+ counts in HIV/AIDS patients at Dr. soetomo hospital Surabaya, Indonesia 2014

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Abstract

Indonesia is a one of the countries in South East Asia with a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS cases. Oral Hairy Leukoplakia (OHL) is the one of the oral manifestations that often found in HIV/AIDS patient decreased CD4+ counts. OHL play an important role and it can be used as a clinical biomarker to determine the stage, progression, predict the onset of opportunistic diseases and a strong indicator of immunodeficiency condition. The aim of this study to investigate correlation OHL and CD4+ counts in HIV/AIDS patients at UPIPI RSUD DR. Soetomo Surabaya 2014. This study was an analytic observational study with cross-sectional and total sampling method was conductet at UPIPI RSUD Dr. Soetomo. The samples consisted of 88 HIV/AIDS patients from July-August 2014. Diagnosed of OHL based on clinical appearance, the oral cavity of research subjects examined by oral medicine specialist. CD4+ counts obtained from patient's medical record. 88 HIV/AIDS patients were examined; there were 15 patients with OHL (17,05%). OHL was found to be significantly correlated to decreased of CD4+ counts < 200 cells/mm3 (p < 0.05). Decreased of CD4+ counts affect the occurrence of OHL. OHL may be used as an alternative to CD4 count to diagnose the immunodeficiency HIV/AIDS patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)162-165
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of International Dental and Medical Research
Volume10
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • CD4+
  • Clinical biomarker
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Oral hairy leukoplakia
  • Oral manifestation

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