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CANDIDA ALBICANS

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  • 1. CANDIDA ALBICANS Candida is a genus ofyeasts. Many species areharmless commensals orendosymbionts of hostsincluding humans, butother species, or harmlessspecies in the wronglocation, can causedisease. Many species are found ingut flora. Causes vaginal yeastinfection, infections inother moist areas of yourbody, such as your mouth(thrush), skin folds andfingernail beds.

2. Vaginal Yeast Infection An estimated three out of fourwomen will have a yeast infection intheir lifetime. Yeast infections occur when certaininternal or external factors changethe normal environment of your vaginaand trigger an overgrowth of amicroscopic fungus . 3. SYMPTOMS The main symptom isitching, but you mayhave a white, thickdischarge thatresembles cottagecheese.TREATMENT Antibiotics - Diflucan 150 mg one singledose 4. CHRONIC CANDIDIASIS Superficial candidiasis in an infant (nappy rash)(onychomycosis) of thumb nailsshowing destruction of nail tissue.Interdigital candidiasis of the hands Intertriginous or flexural candidiasis behind the kneeshowing an extensive erythematous scaling lesion 5. ORAL CANDIDIASIS also known as "thrush" is an infection of yeast fungi of the genus Candida on the mucous membranes of the mouth. (Candida albicans , Candida glabrata or Candida tropicalis. Can occur due to dryness of the mouth or environmental irritants. candidiasis - mouths of babies candidosis or moniliasis- mouth and throat of adults 6. Oral candidiasis is classified asprimary, and secondary. Primary candidiasis includes fiveclinical varieties: pseudomembranous, erythematous, nodular, papillary hyperplasia of thepalate,andCandida-associatedlesions (angular cheilitis, medianrhomboid glossitis, denture stomatitis). 7. The main forms of candidiasis that produce white lesions arethe followingPseudomembrabousMucocutaneouscandidiasis candidiasisNodular candidiasis 8. Erythematous Papillary Hyperplasia of the Palateangular cheilitis Denture-Related Stomatitis Median rhomboid glossitis 9. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS creamy white lesions on your tongue, inner cheeks and on the roof of your mouth, gums and tonsils lesions with a cottage cheese-like appearance slight bleeding cracking and redness at the corners of your mouth a cottony feeling in your mouth loss of taste 10. PREVENTION Maintain good oral hygiene by brushing teeth after each meal. Avoid foods or liquids that are very hot in temperature or very spicy. try using fresh-culture yogurt containing Lactobacillus acidophilus or bifidobacterium or take acidophilus capsules when you take antibiotics limiting the amount of sugar and yeast-containing foods see your dentist regularly 11. TREATMENT The most common method oftreating oral thrush is to use theantifungal medication in liquid formthat should be swished around themouth slowly, for as long aspossible, and then swallowed.For mild cases: Nystatin(Mycostatin liquid or pastilles) appliedseveral times daily and Clotrimazole(Mycelex).For more severe cases:Ketoconazole (Nizoral) orfluconazole (Diflucan). Fluconazole(Diflucan The next step, after treating theinfection, is to identify and treat (ifpossible) the underlying healthproblems or conditions that caused theoral thrush, in order to prevent similarproblems in the future.