cd4 cell counts, lipid profile, and oral manifestations in hivinfected and aids patients

Objectives: the present study aimed to evaluate cd4 cell counts, lipid profile, and oral manifestations in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)infected and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) patients and their correlation with seronegative controls.materials and methods: in this crosssectional, hospitalbased study, there were three groups of subjects: group a consisting of 500 healthy patients (controls), group b composed of 500 hivinfected patients, and group c comprised of 500 aids patients based on their cd4 cell counts. cd4 cell counts were assessed using the cyflow counter. lipid profile was evaluated with the erba em 360 analyzer.results: the results were statistically significant for cd4 cell counts (p<0.001). the levels of total cholesterol (tc) and lowdensity lipoproteins (ldls) were significantly decreased while triglycerides (tgs) and verylowdensity lipoproteins (vldls) were significantly increased in aids patients compared to the controls and hivinfected patients. various results were obtained regarding oral manifestations with different levels of significance.conclusion: cd4 cell counts, tc, ldls, tgs, and vldls were significantly changed in hivinfected and aids patients compared to the controls.