Patient Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Depression with High HIV Viral Load Presenting for Evaluation of Root Caries

Temitope T Omolehinwa; Osamudiamen Idahosa; Chizobam Idahosa

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2023.02.025

Patient Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Depression with High HIV Viral Load Presenting for Evaluation of Root Caries

Dent Clin North Am. 2023 Jul;67(3):481-482. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.02.025. Epub 2023 Mar 27.

Authors

Temitope T Omolehinwa¹, Osamudiamen Idahosa², Chizobam Idahosa³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral Medicine, Penn Dental Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Room 212 Schattner Building, 240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: omote@upenn.edu.
² Department of Critical Care Medicine, St Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA.
³ Department of Oral Medicine, Penn Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

PMID: 37244720
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.02.025

Abstract

A 26-year-old man living with HIV and depression presents with symptoms of tooth sensitivity. His laboratory studies are all within normal limits except for a high viral load. The patient does not require any special dental management protocol and should be treated like other patients, with his laboratory studies reviewed every 6 months to 1 year. HIV is now a chronic medical conditions, with most patients having stable disease if they are compliant with their medications. Universal infection control protocols should be followed for all patients regardless of their HIV status.

Keywords: HIV; HIV RNA/viral load; High viral load.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adult
Depression
HIV
HIV Infections* / complications
HIV Infections* / drug therapy
Humans
Male
Root Caries*
Viral Load

Grants and funding

R01 DE029648/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States