Table 2 Prevalence of oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS in 142 HIV infected Nigerian patients.
Type | Male | Female | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Any oral disease | ||||||
Candidal lesion | N | % | n | % | N | % |
Pseudomembraneous Candidiasis | 4 | 2.8 | 5 | 3.5 | 9 | 6.3 |
Angular Cheilitis | 3 | 2.1 | 5 | 3.5 | 8 | 5.8 |
Erythematous Candidiasis | 9 | 6.3 | 6 | 4.2 | 15 | 10.6 |
Total | 16 | 11.2 | 16 | 11.2 | 32 | 22.4 |
Linear Gingival Erythema | 1 | 0.7 | - | - | 1 | 0.7 |
Oral Hairy Leukoplakia | 6 | 4.2 | 8 | 5.6 | 14 | 9.9 |
Herpes Simplex | 1 | 0.7 | - | - | 1 | 0.7 |
Melanotic Hyperpigmentation | 12 | 8.5 | 14 | 9.9 | 26 | 18.3 |
Oral ulcerations | 4 | 2.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 5 | 3.5 |
Kaposi's Sarcoma | 3 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 5 | 3.5 |
Enlarged salivary gland | 3 | 2.1 | 3 | 2.1 | 6 | 4.2 |
Xerostomia | 5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.7 | 6 | 4.2 |
Presence of HIV-related oral lesions | 30 | 21.1 | 32 | 22.5 | 62 | 43.7 |