Document 2974
 DOCN  M94A2974
 TI    Epidemiology of linear gingival erythema in HIV infection.
 DT    9412
 AU    Konzelman JL; Rams TE; Swango PA; Kleinman DV; Nowjack-Raymer RE; Henry
       M. Jackson Foundation, Washington, DC 20307.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):182 (abstract no. PB0155). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369601
 AB    Periodontal tissues were evaluated for linear gingival erythema in 724
       HIV-seropositive and 275 demographically similar HIV-seronegative
       military personnel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Positive scores
       were recorded for facial and lingual surfaces of marginal gingival
       tissues exhibiting a continuous > or = 1 mm wide band of erythema
       extending from the mesial to distal line angle of teeth. 366 (50.6%)
       HIV-seropositive and 38 (13.8%) HIV-seronegative subjects displayed > or
       = 1 surfaces with linear gingival erythema (OR = 6.4; 95% CI = 4.4,
       9.5). Among subjects with linear gingival erythema, the mean numbers of
       affected surfaces (5.4 vs. 2.6) and mean % of affected surfaces per
       total surfaces at risk (10.7 vs. 4.6) were significantly higher in
       HIV-seropositives as compared to seronegatives (P < 0.05, t-test). While
       level of immunosuppression as measured by Walter Reed stage showed no
       influence, smoking was associated with increased severity of linear
       gingival erythema in HIV-positives (P = 0.02, t-test). Linear gingival
       erythema was over 5 times more prevalent with HIV infection.
 DE    AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Cross-Sectional
       Studies  District of Columbia/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Gingivitis/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Human  HIV Seropositivity/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Incidence  *Military Personnel
       Periodontal Index  Risk Factors  Smoking/ADVERSE EFFECTS  MEETING
       ABSTRACT

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