Introduction: Strongly associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV), oral candidiasis is one of the most common opportunistic infections. Various epedemiological data now emphasize the prevalence of candidiasis in HIV-infected patients and its importance as useful marker for disease progression and prediction for increasing immunossupression. Aim: The purposes of this study were to assess a group of HIV positive patients treated in Heliopólis Hospital, Hosphel - São Paulo, Brazil and refer the oral changing related to the syndrom and compared the results to the literature. Study design: Retrospective clinical no randomized. Casuistic and method: Four hundred thirty one HIV+/AIDS brazilian patients (298 men and 133 women) were examined in the Heliópolis Hospital, Hosphel - São Paulo, Brazil in the period from 1995 to 2001. Results: The most common mean age were 31 to 40 years (47,10%), in more than 70% of the examinated subjects were contaminated through sexual means. Candideasis were the usual infection (29,69%), followed by gingivitis (16,70%) and angular cheilitis (14,15%). Conclusions: Oral lesions occur commonly in HIV infection. A comprehensive oral examination may not only suggest HIV disease but may also be useful in monitoring the disease progression.
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; HIV-infection; oral candidiasis
