CD4 and oral candidiasis: 7Lesions caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV): as with oral candidiasis, HPV lesions (papillomas, focal epithelial hyperplasia or condyloma acuminatum) are more frequent when CD4 cell counts are lower;9 however, as opposed to oral candidiasis and pilous leukoplakia, HPV infection rates did not decrease following antiretroviral therapy.5, 11 The most common type is type 32.17