Inflammatory cytological alterations in the oral epithelium associated with HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: A Preliminary Study

In 2018, about 1.7 million new cases of human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) were reported, totaling approximately 37.9 million infected people worldwide. Since 1980, 32 million people have died of diseases related to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), mainly tuberculosis.1 Thus, HIV, which causes AIDS, remains a threat to global health.2

Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - January 11, 2021 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Gabriela Leite Baggio, Nayara Flores Macedo, J úlio Cezar Merlin, Mauren Isfer Anghebem, Juliane Cardoso Villela Santos, Sérgio Aparecido Ignácio, Izabel Regina Fischer Rubira-Bullen, Luciana Reis Azevedo Alanis, Paulo Henrique Couto Souza Source Type: research