Oral Candidiasis: Aiding in the Diagnosis of HIV—A Case Report

Opportunistic fungal infections account for a significant amount of morbidity associated with HIV disease. Candidiasis is the most common oral opportunistic infection affecting people with HIV infection or AIDS. It is considered as an important marker of immune suppression and may be the initial man...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Shetti, Arvind, Gupta, Ishita, Charantimath, Shivyogi M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3335721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567448
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/929616
Descripción
Sumario:Opportunistic fungal infections account for a significant amount of morbidity associated with HIV disease. Candidiasis is the most common oral opportunistic infection affecting people with HIV infection or AIDS. It is considered as an important marker of immune suppression and may be the initial manifestation of the disease in about 10% of HIV-infected adults. We report a case of an apparently healthy 45-year-old male with oral candidiasis which proved to be the first indicator of HIV infection.

Ejemplares similares