Document 0671
 DOCN  M9590671
 TI    Cutaneous fungal infections in HIV/AIDS. Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003,
       Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5023.
 DT    9509
 AU    Cockerell, CJ; University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas,
       TX.
 SO    J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care. 1995 Feb;1(1):19-23. Unique Identifier
       : AIDSLINE AIDS/95700207
 AB    Various cutaneous and mucocutaneous manifestations that are associated
       with HIV infection and AIDS from the superficial Candida albicans to
       systemic infections such as that caused by Histoplasma capsulatum are
       discussed. Specific topics cover superficial fungal infections such as
       blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptoccosis, histoplasmosis,
       paracoccidioidomycosis, and sporotrichosis; and manifestations from
       systemic fungal infections caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and
       Penicillium marneffei. Diagnostic advice involving these conditions is
       offered. In the area of diagnosis, it is advised that when considering
       the possibility that a mucocutaneous lesion in an HIV-infected patient
       is secondary to dissemination of a systemic fungal infection, a tissue
       biopsy of that lesion should be performed for histologic evaluational
       and microbiologic cultures. Light microscopic examination after routine
       staining with hematoxylin-eosin and/or special staining for fungi with
       either periodic acid-Schiff or Gomori methenamine silver is also
       recommended in diagnosing a systemic fungal infection. Diagnostic
       molecular microbiology is making progress in expediting diagnosis of
       some of these infections, but it is not yet routinely available.
 DE    AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/MICROBIOLOGY
       Blastomycosis/COMPLICATIONS  Coccidioidomycosis/COMPLICATIONS
       Cryptococcosis/COMPLICATIONS  HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/MICROBIOLOGY
       Histoplasmosis/COMPLICATIONS  Human
       Mycoses/*COMPLICATIONS/MICROBIOLOGY/PATHOLOGY
       Paracoccidioidomycosis/COMPLICATIONS  Penicillium/PATHOGENICITY  Skin
       Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS/MICROBIOLOGY  Sporotrichosis/COMPLICATIONS
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