2019-09-12T11:43:52
CANDIDIASIS IS VERY COMMON IN HIV INFECTED PATIENTS.
IT IS CAUSED BY FUNGUS CANDIDA ALBICANS.
PATIENTS PRESENT WITH DIFFICULTY IN SWALLOWING AND PAIN IN THE THROAT.
TREATMENT IS WITH ANTIFUNGALS.
CANDIDA INFECTION IS COMMON IN STAGE 3 HIV DISEASE.
MANY PATIENTS ALSO HAVE ESOPHAGEAL INFECTION ALSO IN WHICH CASE TREATMENT SHOULD BE FOR 3 WEEKS.