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P Palumbo

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Oral soft tissue manifestations and CD4 lymphocyte counts in HIV-infected children.

This study investigated the prevalence of oral soft tissue lesions in children infected with HIV and the relationship of CD4 lymphocyte levels with the prevalence of those lesions. Sixty HIV-positive children enrolled in the Children's Hospital AIDS Program (age 5.8 +/- 3 years) were selected for study. Only five subjects (8%) had healthy gingiva and a low mean plaque index (22%). The remainder had gingivitis or periodontitis with relatively high plaque indices (47, 55, and 94%, respectively). A declining CD4 lymphocyte count (1357 to 35) was associated with an increasing severity of gingival disease.

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections↗

[Use of the eutectic ointment EMLA (Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetics) in the surgical treatment of inguinal hernia under local anesthesia].

The use of EMLA eutectic cream is very effective and well tolerated in superficial anaesthesia. It is particularly indicated in surgical treatment of inguinal hernia by local anaesthesia, to achieve the analgesia of superficial layers. This allows to reduce the total dose of anaesthetics administrated by infiltration, reducing the risk of overdose, eliminating the pain due to injection, and is very agreeable for the patients.

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