Luiz Fernando Machado

By Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Marluísa de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak and Ricardo Ishak

Part of the book: HIV and AIDS

By Ricardo Roberto de Souza Fonseca, Rogério Valois Laurentino, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Carlos Eduardo Vieira da Silva Gomes, Tatiany Oliveira de Alencar Menezes, Oscar Faciola Pessoa, Aldemir Branco Oliveira-Filho, Tábata Resque Beckmann Carvalho, Paula Gabriela Faciola Pessoa de Oliveira, Erich Brito Tanaka, Jorge Sá Elias Nogueira, Douglas Magno Guimarães, Marcelo Newton Carneiro, Paula Mendes Acatauassú Carneiro, Aluísio Ferreira Celestino Junior, Patricia de Almeida Rodrigues and Silvio Augusto Fernandes de Menezes

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes a complete depletion of the immune system; it has been a major health issue around the world since the 1980s, and due to the reduction of CD4+ T lymphocytes levels, it can trigger various opportunistic infections. Oral lesions are usually accurate indicators of immunosuppression because these oral manifestations may occur as a result of the compromised immune system caused by HIV infection; therefore, oral lesions might be initial and common clinical features in people living with HIV. So, it is necessary to evaluate and understand the mechanism, prevalence, and risk factors of oral lesions to avoid the increase morbidity among those with oral diseases.

Part of the book: Future Opportunities and Tools for Emerging Challenges for HIV/AIDS Control