Fungal infection in AIDS | PGIMER entrance Preparations

Fungal infection in AIDS 

a. Mucormycosis 
b. Aspergillosis 
c. Disseminated candidiasis 
d. Mucocutaneous .candiadiasis 
e. Pneumocystis jiruveci

Ans.‘(C) Disseminated candidiasis ; (D)Mucocutaneous candiadiasis

• Fungal infection in AIDS :

(1) Pulmonary: pneumocystis carinhi pneumonia, cryj3toxiccosis, . Histoplasmosis. .. . ,

(2) CVS : Cryptococcal pericardial effusion .

(3) GIT : Mucocutaneous candidiasis, Diarrhea (Histoplasmosis, coccidiodimycosis, penicilliosis), peritonitis (C-

immitis). .
(4) Hepatobiliary Disease : Granulomatous hepatitis (C-immitis and H-capsulatum)*

(5) Genitourinary, Kidney : Valvovaginal candidiasis.

(6) Endocrine system : Adrenal gland disease (cryptococcus, histoplasmosis)

(7) Rheumotologic: Arthritis (C neofomous, sporothrix, H. capsulatum).

(8) Henatologic : Bone narrow suppression.

(9) Dermatologac: Candidiasis

(10) CNS Meningitis (cryptococcial Caimmits H Capsulatum)

• Invasive aspergillosis and mucnnycosis is geierally not seen mAIDS Pt in absence of neut1op.nivi or administration of glucocorticoids

• Pneumoceptis jiruveci (pneumocystosis) is’ a fungUs that cause pneumania in, AIDS patient.