Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Candidasis is the most common superfi cial fungal infection in immunocompromised patients.With the advent of wide spectrum of immunosuppressive drug and increase in HIV patients, there is a change in the epidemiology and clinical presentation of mucocutaneous candidiasis.Aim and Objective: This study has been designed to study epidemiology and the common clinical patterns of mucocutaneous candidiasis in immunosuppressed patients. Materials and methods:A cross sectional study on epidemiology and clinical patterns of mucocutaneous candidiasis among 100 immunosuppressed patients of all age groups attending Dermatology OPD in a tertiary care center.Results: Maximum number of patients were in third and fourth decade.Females were more frequently (73%) affected than males (27%).Type 2 diabetes was the most common cause of immunosuppression followed by steroid intake (20%), cancer patients (10%) and HIV (5%).Oral candidiasis was the frequently observed clinical pattern (48%) followed by vulvovaginal candidiasis (45%), intertriginous lesions on the fi ngers (2%), toes (2%), and neck (1%).Balanoposthitis was observed in 2% of patients. Limitation: small sample size.Conclusion: Diabetes was the common cause of immunosuppression.Oral candidiasis was the common clinical pattern observed among them.
Author: Mohan Subhashini
Institution: ESIC Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2783530652