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Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of
Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected
Adults and Adolescents
Mucocutaneous Candidiasis Slide Set
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Epidemiology
Oropharyngeal and esophageal candidiasis are
common
Most common in patients with CD4 count <200 cells/µL
Prevalence lower in patients on ART
Vulvovaginal candidiasis
Occurs in HIV-noninfected women; does not indicate
immunosuppression
In advanced immunosuppression, may be more severe or
recur more frequently
Usually caused by Candida albicans; other species
(especially C glabrata) seen in advanced
immunosuppression, refractory cases
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Clinical Manifestations
Oropharyngeal (thrush):
Pseudomembranous: painless, creamy white plaques
on buccal or oropharyngeal mucosa or tongue; can
be scraped off easily
Erythematous: patches on anterior or posterior upper
palate or tongue
Angular cheilosis
Esophageal:
Retrosternal burning pain or discomfort, odynophagia,
fever; on endoscopy, whitish plaques with or without
mucosal ulceration
Vulvovaginal:
Creamy discharge, mucosal burning and itching
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Clinical Manifestations (2)
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Pseudomembranous candidiasis
Erythematous candidiasis
Credit: Pediatric AIDS Pictorial Atlas, Baylor
International Pediatric AIDS Initiative
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Clinical Manifestations (3)
Esophageal candidiasis
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal:
Usually clinical diagnosis
For laboratory confirmation: KOH preparation;
culture
Esophageal:
Empiric diagnosis: symptoms and response to trial
of therapy (usually appropriate before endoscopy);
visualization of lesions + fungal smear or brushings
Endoscopy with histopathology and culture
Vulvovaginal:
Clinical diagnosis, and KOH preparation
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Prevention
Preventing exposure
Candida are common mucosal commensals;
no measures to reduce exposure
Primary prophylaxis
Not recommended: mucosal disease has low
mortality; acute therapy is effective; concern
for drug resistance, drug interactions,
expense
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Treatment
Oropharyngeal
Preferred (7-14 days)
Fluconazole 100 mg PO QD
Clotrimazole troches 10 mg PO 5 times daily
Miconazole mucoadhesive buccal tablet 50 mg QD to canine
fossa
Alternative
Itraconazole* oral solution 200 mg PO QD
Posaconazole* oral solution 400 mg PO BID x 1, then 400
mg QD
Nystatin suspension 4-6 mL QID or 1-2 flavored pastilles 4-5
times daily
have significant drug interactions with certain ARV medications; consult
* May
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information on drug interactions before coadministering with ARVs.
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Treatment (3)
Esophageal
Systemic therapy required
Preferred (14-21 days)
Fluconazole 100 mg (up to 400 mg) PO or IV QD
Itraconazole* oral solution 200 mg PO QD
Alternative
Voriconazole* 200 mg PO BID
Posaconazole* 400 mg PO BID
Caspofungin 50 mg IV QD
Micafungin 150 mg IV QD
Anidulafungin 100 mg IV x 1, then 50 mg IV QD
Amphotericin B deoxycholate 0.6 mg/kg IV QD
Amphotericin B (lipid formulation) 3-4 mg/kg IV QD
* May have significant drug interactions with certain ARV medications; consult
information on drug interactions before coadministering with ARVs.
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Treatment (5)
Vulvovaginal, uncomplicated
Preferred
Fluconazole 150 mg PO for 1 dose
Topical azoles for 3-7 days
Alternative
Topical nystatin 100,000 units/day for 14 days
Itraconazole oral solution 200 mg QD for 3 days
Severe or recurrent
Fluconazole 100-20 mg PO or topical antifungal for
≥7 days
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
ART
Initiation
No special considerations regarding
ART initiation
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Monitoring
Response usually rapid (48-72 hours)
Adverse effects:
Rare with topical treatment
For prolonged oral azole treatment (>21
days), monitor for hepatoxicity
No reports of IRIS
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Treatment Failure
Persistence of signs and symptoms after 7-14 days of
appropriate therapy
Testing (eg, culture) needed to confirm treatment failure
owing to azole resistance
Refractory disease:
Posaconazole effective in 75% of azole-refractory candidiasis
Oral itraconazole effective in most fluconazole-refractory
mucosal candidiasis
Consider anidulafungin, caspofungin, micafungin, voriconazole
Amphotericin B usually effective
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Preventing Recurrence
ART and immune reconstitution reduce recurrences
For oropharyngeal or vulvovaginal, chronic
maintenance therapy generally not recommended
If frequent or severe recurrences, consider fluconazole 100
mg PO QD or TIW (oral); fluconazole 150 mg PO weekly
(vaginal)
For esophageal, consider fluconazole 100-200 mg
PO QD or posaconazole 400 mg PO BID
Azole-refractory oropharyngeal or esophageal
candidiasis: recommended until immune
reconstitution on ART (if responded to
echinocandins, voriconazole, or posaconazole)
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Preventing Recurrence
Stopping secondary prophylaxis:
No data; reasonable to stop when CD4
>200 cells/µL after ART initiation
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Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:
Considerations in Pregnancy
Diagnosis: as in nonpregnant adults
Oral or vaginal candidiasis: topical therapy preferred
For invasive or refractory esophageal candidiasis in 1st
trimester, amphotericin B recommended (rather than
fluconazole or itraconazole)
High-dose fluconazole and itraconazole: teratogenic in
animal studies; teratogenic effects not seen in infants
born to women receiving single doses
Systemically absorbed azoles should not be used for
prophylaxis during pregnancy
Anidulafungin, caspofungin, micafungin, posaconazole,
voriconazole are teratogenic in animals; no human data:
not recommended
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Websites to Access the Guidelines
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http://aidsinfo.nih.gov
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About This Slide Set
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Coffey, MD, for the AETC National
Resource Center in May 2013
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