Multiple Opportunistic Infections

and Pallav Gupta2



(1)
Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India

(2)
Department of Histopathology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India

 



Fungal infections constitute the largest group of opportunistic infections, followed by others such as bacterial, viral, and parasitic. Majority of immunocompromised patients experience opportunistic infection by a single pathogen; however, at times some of these patients may have multiple infections with more than one pathogen(s) (Table 6.1).


Table 6.1
Multiple opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients


































































































































Case

First pathogen

Second pathogen

Site of first pathogen

Site of second pathogen

Cause of immunosuppression

1

M. tuberculosis

Aspergillus sp.

Subcutaneous tissue

Subcutaneous tissue

Steroids

2

H. zoster

Candida sp.

Esophagus

Esophagus

Renal transplant

3

CMV

Aspergillus sp.

Renal allograft

Renal allograft

Renal transplant

4

CMV

Aspergillus sp.

Stomach

Subcutaneous tissue (greater toe)

Renal transplant

5

CMV

PTLD

Stomach

Stomach

Renal transplant

6

CMV

Cryptosporidium

Esophagus

Duodenum

HIV

7

CMV

Cryptosporidium

Stomach

Stomach

HIV

8

Condyloma acuminatum

H. capsulatum

Vulvovaginal area

Cervical lymph nodes

SUHSIS

9

Aspergillus

Candida

Nasal polyp

Nasal polyp

Recurrent infection

10

Zygomycetes

Candida sp.

Paranasal sinus

Subcutaneous tissue

ALL

11

Zygomycetes

Candida sp.

Oral mucosa

Oral mucosa

ALL

12

Mucor

Candida sp.

Soft palate

Soft palate

Debilitating illness

13

Zygomycetes

Acanthamoeba

Brain

Brain

Herpes infection

14

Strongyloides

Candida sp.

Duodenum

Esophagus

Steroids

15

Strongyloides

Giardia

Duodenum

Duodenum

Steroids

16

Giardia

Candida sp.

Duodenum

Stomach

Renal transplant


CMV Gastritis with Cryptosporidiosis Stomach in a HIV-Positive Patient




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Fig. 6.1
(ac) A 49-year-old male patient presented with 1-month history of epigastric discomfort, loose stools, painful perianal swelling, productive cough, marked loss of appetite, and loss of weight. Routine hematological and biochemical laboratory investigations were within normal limits. X-ray chest, USG abdomen, and CT scan were also not contributory. Upper GI endoscopy showed candidal esophagitis, distortion of gastric folds in the body, and the antrum with flat ulcerated lesions. Histopathological examination of endoscopic gastric biopsy showed marked architectural distortion and nuclear pleomorphism of gastric glands. On this endoscopic biopsy, histopathological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma stomach was offered. Gastrectomy was performed. The gastrectomy specimen showed a 5 × 3 × 1.5 cm growth, 3 cm distal to resected antral region. The overlying mucosa was flattened with focal areas of congestion and ulceration. Histological examination showed ulcerated gastric mucosa. The gastric glands adjacent to the ulcerated areas showed disorganization and stratification suggestive of psuedoadenomatous hyperplasia along with reactive atypia of lining epithelial cells of gastric mucosa. The gastric mucosa also showed CMV gastritis along with concomitant infestation by Cryptosporidium as another opportunistic infection. On subsequent investigations the patient was found to be HIV positive (a HE ×400, b IHC for CMV ×400 and c HE ×1000) (Contributor: Prof Harsh Mohan, Head of Department Pathology, Government Medical College, Chandigarh, India)

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