Oral Candidiasis in Patients with Level CD4+ Below 50

Cane Lukisari (Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Hang Tuah University)
Kurnia Hayati Rahman (Oral Medicine Specialist, Dental and Oral Department, Dr. Ramelan Naval Hospital)
Nafi’ah Nafi’ah (Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Hang Tuah University Oral Medicine Specialist, Dental and Oral Department, Dr. Ramelan Naval Hospital)
Dwi Setianingtyas (Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Hang Tuah University Oral Medicine Specialist, Dental and Oral Department, Dr. Ramelan Naval Hospital)
Afryla Femilian (Departement of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta)

Insisiva Dental Journal : Majalah Kedokteran Gigi Insisiva
Vol. 13 No. 1 (2024): May

Approximately 90% of individuals diagnosed with HIV/AIDS have encountered Oral Candidiasis during the progression of their disease, especially in patients with a reduced CD4+ 200 mm3. Oral Candidiasis is a prevalent opportunistic infection of the oral cavity. Reported a case of a patient with oral candidiasis in an HIV/AIDS with CD4+ below 50 and discussed the mechanism of molecular relationship decreasing count CD4+ with virulence of Candida Albicans. In this report, we present a case of a 35-year-old female who presented with oral candidiasis. The patient's CD4+ count test revealed a level below 50 and HIV test I-II-III reactive. Human immunodeficiency Virus causes a decrease in CD4+ count and leads to opportunistic oral candidiasis infection.