Candida

Candida: Introduction

Candida: Fungal infection often called thrush. See free access online books about Candida below. See detailed information below for a list of 13 causes of Candida, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Candida:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Candida. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• AIDS
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Causes of Types of Candida:

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• Thrush (3 causes)
• Oral candidiasis (26 causes)
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Review causes of types of Candida in more specific categories:

• Candida in pregnancy (7 causes)
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See full list of 9 types for Candida

Candida: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Candida, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Candida and Fungal symptoms (12 causes)
• Candida and Head symptoms (12 causes)
• Candida and Face symptoms (11 causes)
• Candida and Infection (10 causes)
• Candida and Mouth symptoms (9 causes)
• Candida and Skin problems (9 causes)
• Candida and Skin symptoms (9 causes)
• Candida and Respiratory symptoms (9 causes)
• Candida and Throat symptoms (8 causes)
• Candida and Abdominal symptoms (8 causes)
• Candida and Bowel incontinence (8 causes)
• Candida and Bowel movements (8 causes)
• Candida and Bowel problems (8 causes)
• Candida and Diarrhea (8 causes)
• Candida and Digestive symptoms (8 causes)
• Candida and Nerve symptoms (8 causes)
• Candida and Sensations (8 causes)
• Candida and Stool symptoms (8 causes)
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See full list of 1171 Symptom Checker combinations related to Candida

Candida: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available related to Candida:

• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Womens Health
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Causes of General Symptom Types

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• Fungal symptoms (16 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Candida

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Candida:

• Thrush (3 causes)
• Fungal symptoms (16 causes)
• Skin symptoms (3505 causes)
• Skin rash (1085 causes)
• Vaginal symptoms (152 causes)
• Vaginal thrush
• Oral thrush
• Vaginal Candidiasis
• Diabetes mellitus (213 causes)
• Nystatin
• Imidazoles
• HIV infection
• more symptoms...»

Diagnostic Guides for Candida

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Candida: Medical Mistakes

• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
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Candida: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• 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 ...»
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Hospitals & Clinics: Candida

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• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
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Candida: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
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Misdiagnosis and Candida

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Candida: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases 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 ...»
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Diagnostic tests for Candida:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Candida. Some of these are listed below :

• Physical examination
  • Examine area of body that is affected by Candida infection
  • Examine other areas of body to exclude multiple sites of infection
• Blood tests
  • Full blood count and ESR
• more tests...»

See full list of 14 diagnostic tests for Candida

Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Candida. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

• How long have you had Candida infection? - to establish if acute or chronic.
• What parts of the body are affected? - e.g. mouth, body folds, baby napkin area, vagina, penis, nails.
• If nails are affected, do you continually immerse your hands in water? - e.g. housewives, mothers of young children, health care workers, bartenders and florists are at increased risk of nail candidiasis.
• Age of patient? - e.g. polyendocrine deficiency syndrome type 1 becomes evident shortly after birth with extensive skin and oral Candida infections; Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) usually presents in the first few weeks of life with failure to thrive and multiple severe infections.
• Past medical history? - e.g. diabetes, obesity, AIDS, Sjogren's syndrome, Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, polyendocrine deficiency syndrome type 1, bone marrow transplant can predispose to Candida infections.
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See Diagnosis Checklist for Candida (14 listings)

Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Candida) may include:

• Symptoms of vaginal candidiasis? - onset often abrupt, usually the week before the menstruation and symptoms may recur before each menstruation. Itch, vaginal discharge, vaginal soreness, vulvar burning, painful intercourse, stinging of the urine.
• Symptoms of cutaneous skin fold candidiasis? - e.g. red rash with small pus-filled lesions at the periphery. May involve skin under breasts, axillae and groin and between the buttocks.
• Symptoms of diaper candidiasis? - e.g. red rash with small pus- filled or red spot like lesions, may be weeping, scaling at edge of rash, irritability, discomfort with urination, defecation and changing diaper.
• Symptoms of nail candidiasis? - e.g. intermittent painful swelling of nail folds, infection may eventually have pus-like discharge. Nails may be ridged, deformed in shape, discolored and may lift up from the nail bed.
• Symptoms of oral candidiasis? - e.g. burning mouth, reduced taste sensation, white spots on tongue and inside mouth, discomfort with swallowing.
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See Diagnosis Checklist for Candida (14 listings)

Home Diagnostic Testing and Candida

Home medical tests possibly related to Candida:

• 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
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Stories from Users for Candida

Real-life user stories relating to Candida:

• candida???
• IBS or Candida
• Is this Candida_albcans?
• Candida symptom
• candida diet
• Do I have candida?...

Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Candida or relevant symptoms:

• Genitourinary (The urination system) (235)
  • Burning In Penis After Urination. Std/urine Culture = Negative
  • New Onset Foul urine in adult Female,No infect.
  • Constant urge to urinate/urgency-22y/o male
  • Blood in urine (hematuria)
  • I KEEP PEEING AND I DONT KNOW WHY!! Iplease some1 help me
  • More user stories
• Sexual/Reproductive/Gynecological (783)
  • Tingling at the end of penis
  • Bleeding during sex, help!
  • Red dots on penis
  • Prostatitis- Help me please
  • 17, and i want a baby.
  • More user stories
• Integumentary (Skin) (432)
  • Itchy red bumps all over body? Hives?
  • Sensitive Skin to Touch
  • Painful skin and no answers!!!
  • Pinprick red dots, itchy skin, wrongly diagnosed
  • Skin blisters, joint & muscle pain, Photos..
  • More user stories
• Gastrointestinal (Food - from entry to exit) (775)
  • Bloating/Distention/Intestinal Gas
  • Intense Abdominal Pain
  • Feels like a baby kicking-not pregnant
  • Help Please! Extreme Abdominal Pain/Gas/Bowel Symptoms ++
  • Explosive Diarrhea after eating
  • More user stories
• Respiratory (Lungs and Breathing) (248)
  • Please help my baby
  • Chest Pain/Pain While Breathing
  • Chlorine/ammonia odor when I breathe
  • Clearing throat cough and breathing difficulties
  • Do I have stage 4 lung cancer?
  • More user stories

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Definitions of Candida:

Candida: A genus of yeastlike fungi, formerly called Monilia, commonly found in nature; a few species are isolated from the skin, feces, and vaginal and pharyngeal tissue, but the gastrointestinal tract is the source of the single most important species, Candida albicans. Formerly called Monilia. [L. candidus, dazzling white]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Genus of yeast-like mitosporic fungi characterized by producing yeast cells, mycelia, pseudomycelia, and blastophores; commonly part of the normal flora of the skin, mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina, but can cause a variety of infections, including candidiasis.
- (Source - CRISP)

Organs affected by Candida:

The list of organs typically affected by Candida may include, but is not limited to:

• Ear
• Genitals
• Mouth
• Skin
• Toes
• Vagina

Detailed list of causes of Candida

The list below shows some of the causes of Candida mentioned in various sources:

• AIDS
• Candidiasis - thrush
• Diabetes - thrush
• HIV/AIDS - candidiasis symptoms
• Lacrimoauriculodentodigital syndrome - oral candidiasis
• LADD Syndrome - oral candidiasis
• Nezelof's syndrome - oral candidiasis
• Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome type 1 - chronic candida infections
• more causes...»

See full list of 13 causes of Candida

How Common are these Causes of Candida?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Candida. Of the 13 causes of Candida that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 2 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 1 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 10 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 13 causes of Candida

Conditions listing symptoms: Candida:

The following list of conditions have 'Candida' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Candida Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Candida based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: