Volume 2, Number 2—April 1996
Synopsis
Emerging Disease Issues and Fungal Pathogens Associated with HIV Infection
Table
Common fungal pathogens in HIV infection and their most frequent clinical syndromes
Organism | Clinical syndrome |
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Candida albicans |
Thrush, vaginal candidiasis, esophageal candidiasis |
Cryptococcus neoformans |
Meningitis |
Histoplasma capsulatum |
Disseminated infection with fever and weight loss |
Coccidioides immitis |
Diffuse and focal pulmonary disease |
Blastomyces dermatitidis |
Localized pulmonary disease and disseminated infection, including meningitis |
Aspergillus fumigatus |
Pulmonary disease with fever, cough, and hemoptysis |
Penicillium marneffei | Fever alone or with pulmonary infiltrates, lymphadenopathy, or cutaneous lesions |