Premium
Oral candidiasis and human immunodeficiency virus infection
Author(s) -
Samaranayake Lakshman P.,
Holmstrup Palle
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1989.tb01552.x
Subject(s) - epidemiology , pandemic , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , disease , immunodeficiency , aids related opportunistic infections , mycosis , viral disease , sida , virology , intensive care medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , immune system , covid-19
The association of oral candidiasis with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been known since the advent of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrom (AIDS) pandemic. Oral candidiasis is one of the earliest premonitory signs of HIV infection and its diagnosis may have grave prognositic implications for the eventual development of full blown AIDS. There is now an expanding body of data on novel clinical variants of this ‘old’disease, its epidemiology in HIV seropositive individuals and, advanes in its management, particulary with respect to the recently introduced bis‐triazole antifungals. Current concepts pertaining to the epidemiology, clinical features, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis and management of oral candidiases in HIV infection are reviewed.