Candidiasis

Candidiasis: Introduction

Candidiasis: Fungal infection of moist areas such as mouth or vagina. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Candidiasis is available below.

Symptoms of Candidiasis

• Itchy skin rash
• Skin inflammation
• Small blisters
• Armpit skin rash
• Skin rash under breasts
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 12 symptoms of Candidiasis

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Candidiasis:

• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Menopause Tests
  • Home FSH Hormone Tests
  • Home Osteoporosis Testing
• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Breast Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• more tests...»

Candidiasis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Candidiasis:

• Onychomycosis
• Tinea corporis
• Tinea pedis
• Vaginitis
• Thrush
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Candidiasis

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Candidiasis?

• Misdiagnosis of Candidiasis
• Failure to diagnose Candidiasis
• Hidden causes of Candidiasis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Candidiasis

Candidiasis: Medical Mistakes

• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Candidiasis: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Candidiasis:

• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Skin Health
• Womens Health
• more product offers...»

Candidiasis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Candidiasis

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Read more about Misdiagnosis and Candidiasis

Candidiasis: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
  • Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Child Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist)
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
• Skin Health Specialists (Dermatology):
  • Dermatology (Skin Health Specialists)
  • Dermatopathology
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory (Skin Allergies)
• more specialists...»

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• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Candidiasis

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Candidiasis:

• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Candidiasis, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Candidiasis: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Candidiasis

• Diabetes
• AIDS
• SCID - diaper area candida
• Lacrimoauriculodentodigital syndrome - oral candidiasis
• Type 2 diabetes - thrush
• more causes...»

See full list of 12 causes of Candidiasis

More information about causes of Candidiasis:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Candidiasis (18 listings)
• Underlying causes of Candidiasis
• Candidiasis as a complication caused by other conditions
• Candidiasis as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Candidiasis

Treatments for Candidiasis

• Antifungals
• Nystatin
• See also treatment of vaginal thrush
• See also treatment of oral thrush
• See also treatment of penile thrush
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Candidiasis

Latest Treatments for Candidiasis

• Caspofungin
• Fluconazole
• Amphotericin B
• Itraconazole
• Voriconazole
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 latest treatments for Candidiasis

News Archives for Candidiasis

Medical news articles related to Candidiasis include:

• Health Tip: Signs of a Yeast Infection
• Genetic Approach Boosts Yeast Infection Treatment
• Health Tip: Signs of Nail Fungus
• Study Links Sugar Production in Yeast Cells to Longevity
• Health Tip: Avoid Yeast Infections
• Fighting a Fungus That Thrives on Tomatoes
• Health Tip: Yeast Infections Can Recur
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Candidiasis

Patient Surveys for Candidiasis

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• Survey about the symptoms of your Candidiasis
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Reseach about Candidiasis

Visit our research pages for current research about Candidiasis treatments.

Clinical Trials for Candidiasis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Candidiasis include:

• Fluconazole Prophylaxis of Thrush in AIDS - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Randomized, Prospective, Double-Blind Study Comparing Fluconazole With Placebo for Primary and Secondary Prophylaxis of Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-Infected Women - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Fluconazole
• Oral Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in High Risk Groups - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Comparison of SCH 56592 and Fluconazole in the Treatment of Oropharyngeal Candidiasis (OPC) in HIV-Positive Patients - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Posaconazole,Fluconazole
• A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial Evaluating the Impact of Nystatin on the Development of Oral Irritation in Patients Receiving High Dose Intravenous Interleukin-2 - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 62 Clinical Trials for Candidiasis

Statistics for Candidiasis

• Medical statistics for Candidiasis
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Candidiasis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Candidiasis
• Society statistics for Candidiasis

Candidiasis: Broader Related Topics

• Mouth conditions
• Nosocomial infections
• Vagina conditions
• more types...»

Types of Candidiasis

Types of Candidiasis

• Types of candida fungus:
  • Candida parapsilosis
  • Candida tropicalis - can also cause infection.
  • Candida vini
• Candida subtypes by infected areas:
• more types...»

See full list of 16 Types of Candidiasis

Stories from Users Related to Candidiasis

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• Not a Yeast Infection
• Do I have yeast in my penis?
• Can get rid of Candida Albicans
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User Interactive Forums

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Definitions of Candidiasis:

A unicellular budding fungus which is the principal pathogenic species causing CANDIDIASIS (moniliasis). - (Source - Diseases Database)

An infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)