Fungal Infections in Patients with AIDS

Abstract

Mycosis is a common opportunistic infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). To investigate their clinical presentations and courses, we reviewed the records of 82 patients with AIDS in Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital from August 1 1985 to June 30 1993. The most common fungal infection was oral candidiasis (42 cases, 51.2%). Next was internal candidiasis (13 cases, 15.9%), Cryptococcal infection was found in 7 cases (8.5%), with meningitis in 5/7 of the cryptococcosis cases. Other mycoses were rare. Candidiasis therapy was successful, but that for cryptococcal meningitis was poor. Within 7 months 4 of the 5 meningitis cases had died. © 1994, The Japanese Society for Medical Mycology. All rights reserved.