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...
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| author | Arvind Shetti Ishita Gupta Shivyogi M. Charantimath |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cb2a58c0fde04cf88d5aa228f51531c52025-08-20T02:19:47ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552011-01-01201110.1155/2011/929616929616Oral Candidiasis: Aiding in the Diagnosis of HIV—A Case ReportArvind Shetti0Ishita Gupta1Shivyogi M. Charantimath2Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum 590010, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine & Radiology, KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum 590010, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine & Radiology, KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences, Nehru Nagar, Belgaum 590010, IndiaOpportunistic 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/929616 |
| spellingShingle | Arvind Shetti Ishita Gupta Shivyogi M. Charantimath Oral Candidiasis: Aiding in the Diagnosis of HIV—A Case Report Case Reports in Dentistry |
| title | Oral Candidiasis: Aiding in the Diagnosis of HIV—A Case Report |
| title_full | Oral Candidiasis: Aiding in the Diagnosis of HIV—A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Oral Candidiasis: Aiding in the Diagnosis of HIV—A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral Candidiasis: Aiding in the Diagnosis of HIV—A Case Report |
| title_short | Oral Candidiasis: Aiding in the Diagnosis of HIV—A Case Report |
| title_sort | oral candidiasis aiding in the diagnosis of hiv a case report |
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