Infecções fúngicas em pacientes com HIV/AIDS

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to discuss the fungal infections in patients with HIV. This study is a qualitative study by means of a literature review, where data collection was carried out in books and scientific works from the following indices : Bireme , LILACS , MEDLINE, Scielo , Google Scholar , Pubmed and Science Direct. The global HIV epidemic is a major driver of mortality from fungal diseases worldwid . Thus , fungal infections has had an enhanced performance history in HIV . Cryptococcosis, caused by Cryptococcus is the most frequent systemic mycosis in patients with HIV , being considered the principal and ordinary opportunistic infection diagnosed in these patients. Apart from cryptococcosis, there are other fungal infections that affect patients with HIV as candidiasis, histoplasmosis, pneumocystis pneumonia , aspergillosis and paracoccidioidomycosis.