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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
Candidiasis is the most common oral fungal infection seen in association with HIV infection. It may present in a number of clinical forms, including pseudomembranous and erythematous candidiasis. To determine whether erythematous candidiasis, like the pseudomembranous form, is predictive of the development of AIDS, we reviewed the records of 169 HIV-seropositive patients seen at clinic of the Oral AIDS Center, University of California, San Francisco who were diagnosed with pseudomembranous or erythematous (or both) forms of oral candidiasis at their first examination. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a rapid rate of progression to AIDS (median, 25 months) and to death (median, 43.8 months) in all three groups. We conclude that erythematous candidiasis is as serious a prognostic indicator as pseudomembranous candidiasis. Because the erythematous form is more difficult to recognize and hence is underdiagnosed, efforts should be made to teach non-dental clinicians who care for HIV-infected patients to diagnose and treat this lesion.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0269-9370
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1339-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Oral candidiasis in HIV infection: pseudomembranous and erythematous candidiasis show similar rates of progression to AIDS.
pubmed:affiliation
Oral AIDS Center, University of California San Francisco 94143-0512.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.