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Document 2939
DOCN M94A2939
TI A survey on the oral lesions of HIV/AIDS patient in Japan. (Report 1).
Research Committee on Prevention of Developing Ignesies and Therapy for
HIV Infected Patients.
DT 9412
AU Ikeda M; Maeda N; Dept. of Dentistry, Kanagawa Children's Medical
Center, Kanagawa,; Japan.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):190 (abstract no. PB0190). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369636
AB OBJECTIVE: In Japan, there are 2914 people with HIV and 685 AIDS
patients as of the end of December 1993. Among these, the cause of
infection consisted of hemophillia in 61%, heterosexials in 18%,
homosexials in 8%, IV drug users in 0.3%, mother to child 0.2%, and 12%
others. In order to know the possibility of oral lesions in these
patients, a nationwide survey was initiated. METHOD: For the purpose of
cooperation with WHO's survey on the oral lesions in HIV persons, the
same questionnaire and diagnostic criteria as those used in the WHO's
survey were sent to the members of this study groop, hospitals treating
HIV infected persons, dental school hospitals and so on to ask their
cooperation (a total of 1000 questionnaires were sent). RESULTS: Similar
lesions as those so far reported in other countries including oral
candidiasis, oral hairly leukoplakia, Kaposi's sarcoma and others were
also observed in Japan. DISCUSSION: Oral lesions are apt to be easily
detected and thus usable for early diagnosis of HIV infection and also
as an index of HIV infection progress. Considering its possible clinical
correlation to CD4 lymphocyte counts, elucidation of these oral lesions
is very important. We will continue this survey over the next two years.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/
TRANSMISSION Adult AIDS-Related Opportunistic
Infections/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/ TRANSMISSION Child Comparative
Study *Cross-Cultural Comparison Cross-Sectional Studies Female
Human HIV Infections/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION Incidence
Japan/EPIDEMIOLOGY Male Mouth Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Mouth
Neoplasms/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Population Surveillance MEETING
ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).