2. CANDIDA ALBICANS
Candida is a genus of
yeasts. Many species are
harmless commensals or
endosymbionts of hosts
including humans, but
other species, or harmless
species in the wrong
location, can cause
disease.
Many species are found in
gut flora.
Causes vaginal yeast
infection, infections in
other moist areas of your
body, such as your mouth
(thrush), skin folds and
fingernail beds.
3. Vaginal Yeast Infection
• An estimated three out of four
women will have a yeast infection in
their lifetime.
• Yeast infections occur when certain
internal or external factors change
the normal environment of your vagina
and trigger an overgrowth of a
microscopic fungus .
4. SYMPTOMS
The main symptom is
itching, but you may
have a white, thick
discharge that
resembles cottage
cheese.
TREATMENT
Antibiotics - Diflucan 150 mg one single
dose
5. CHRONIC CANDIDIASIS Superficial candidiasis in an infant (nappy rash)
(onychomycosis) of thumb nails
showing destruction of nail tissue.
Interdigital candidiasis of the hands Intertriginous or flexural candidiasis behind the knee
showing an extensive erythematous scaling lesion
6. 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
7. Oral candidiasis is classified as
primary, and secondary.
Primary candidiasis includes five
clinical varieties:
pseudomembranous, erythematous, n
odular, papillary hyperplasia of the
palate, and Candida-associated
lesions (angular cheilitis, median
rhomboid glossitis, denture stomatitis).
8. The main forms of candidiasis that produce white lesions are
the following
Pseudomembrabous Mucocutaneous
candidiasis candidiasis
Nodular candidiasis
9. Erythematous Papillary Hyperplasia of the Palate
angular cheilitis Denture-Related Stomatitis Median rhomboid glossitis
10. 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
11.
12. 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
13. TREATMENT
The most common method of
treating oral thrush is to use the
antifungal medication in liquid form
that should be swished around the
mouth slowly, for as long as
possible, and then swallowed.
For mild cases: Nystatin
(Mycostatin® liquid or pastilles) applied
several times daily and Clotrimazole
(Mycelex®).
For more severe cases:
Ketoconazole (Nizoral®) or
fluconazole (Diflucan®). Fluconazole
(Diflucan®
The next step, after treating the
infection, is to identify and treat (if
possible) the underlying health
problems or conditions that caused the
oral thrush, in order to prevent similar
problems in the future.