RT Book, Section
A1 Raffanti, Stephen P.
A1 Person, Anna K.
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181057343
T1 Candidiasis Associated with HIV
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181057343
RD 2024/04/18
AB Oral  Candida  infections  are  often  seen  in  individuals  with  HIV/AIDS,  with  the  severity  of  infection  correlating  with  the  degree  of  immunosuppression.  Oral  candidiasis  can  occur  at  all  stages  of  HIV  disease.  The  usual  causative  agent  is  Candida  albicans,  but  other  Candida  species  have  been  isolated.  Oral  candidiasis,  or  “thrush,”  can  be  classified  as  pseudomembranous,  angular,  or  erythematous.  Pseudomembranous  candidiasis  can  be  diagnosed  by  identifying  removable  whitish  plaques  on  the  tongue,  uvula,  and  buccal  mucosa.  Erythematous  or  atrophic  candidiasis  appears  as  smooth  red  patches  along  the  soft  and  hard  palate.  Although  isolated  oral  candidiasis  is  not  an  AIDS-defining  illness  (although  esophageal  candidiasis  is),  oral  candidiasis  is  an  indication  for  pneumocystis  prophylaxis  regardless  of  CD4+  cell  count.