Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent) / HIV/AIDS remains a global health problem. Orofacial manifestations of HIV/AIDS have been found to be among the first signs of immune suppression and have been used in the clini-cal staging of the disease. Infants and children are prone to opportunistic infections because of the immature immune system. Orofacial manifestations of HIV can therefore be used to predict prog-nosis and progression of infection. The introduction of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) has since seen a decline in the development of opportunistic infections and HIV-related orofacial manifestations.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/5531 |
Date | January 2017 |
Creators | Mathiba, Olorato P. |
Contributors | Mohamed, Nadia, Mulder, Riaan |
Publisher | The University of the Western Cape |
Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Rights | The University of the Western Cape |
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