Fluconazole-resistant oral candidosis in a repeatedly treated female AIDS patient
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Disseminated cryptococcosis and fluconazole resistant oral candidiasis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Disseminated cryptococcosis and recurrent oral candidiasis was presented in a-heterosexual AIDS patient. Candida tropicalis (C.tropicalis) was isolated from the oral pseudomembranous plaques and Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) was isolated from maculopapular lesions on body parts (face, hands and chest) and body fluids (urine, expectorated sputum, and cerebrospinal fluid). In vitro drug...
متن کاملA multidrug, including voriconazole, resistant oral Candida infection in an AIDS patient effectively treated with echinocandin.
Sir Before the era of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART), oral and oropharyngeal candidiasis were a frequent complication in immune-deficient HIV infected patients. Often, these infections were recurrent and tended to become resistant to anti-fungal agents (1). With the implementation of HAART since 1996, the incidence of these candida infections considerably decreased, and conseque...
متن کاملOral Candidosis in the Paediatric Patient
Oral candidosis can present in childhood with recognizable mucosal changes. It may be associated with predisposing factors or suggest underlying systemic disease such as poorly controlled diabetes or an immunosuppressed state. Investigations are often required and management includes addressing predisposing factors in addition to prescribing topical or systemic antifungal therapy. CPD/Clinical ...
متن کاملPrior fluconazole exposure as an independent risk factor for fluconazole resistant candidosis in HIV positive patients: a case-control study.
OBJECTIVES To determine if prior fluconazole exposure was an independent risk factor for fluconazole resistant candidosis in HIV positive patients. METHODS Twenty five HIV positive cases with fluconazole resistant oral candidosis were matched by CD4 lymphocyte count and time since first episode of candidosis to 25 HIV positive controls with susceptible candidosis. For each individual a histor...
متن کاملOrganisms Involved in Oral Candidosis
Oral candidoses are frequently encountered in the practice of dentistry. Although most oral candidoses are symptomless, they can indicate the presence of an underlying systemic disease, and the persistence of oral candidosis following appropriate conventional management may be one of the first signs of undiagnosed immunosuppression. The opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans is the most common...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Mycoses
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0933-7407,1439-0507
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1994.tb00282.x