Glossary for Candida

Medical terms related to Candida or mentioned in this section include:

• AIDS: A term given to HIV patients who have a low CD4 count (below 200) which means that they have low levels of a type of immune cell called T-cells. AIDS patients tend to develop opportunistic infections and cancers. Opportunistic infections are infections that would not normally affect a person with a healthy immune system. The HIV virus is a virus that attacks the body's immune system.
• Candida in pregnancy: Candida in pregnancy is an infection of the vagina caused by the organism Candida Albicans and causing itch, white discharge, discomfort and occasionally slight bleeding of the vaginal mucosa. It is quite common in pregnancy.
• Candidiasis: Fungal infection of moist areas such as mouth or vagina
• Diabetes-like symptoms: Symptoms similar to those of diabetes
• Fungal symptoms: Symptoms from various fungal infections
• HIV/AIDS: HIV is a sexually transmitted virus and AIDS is the progressive immune failure that HIV causes.
• LADD Syndrome: A very rare genetic disorder characterized by ear, teeth and tear duct abnormalities.
• Lacrimoauriculodentodigital syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by ear, teeth and tear duct abnormalities.
• Nezelof's syndrome: An immune deficiency disorder where the cells that normally fight infection don't work properly and patients suffer frequent severe infections.
• Nystatin - Teratogenic Agent: There is evidence to indicate that exposure to Nystatin during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
• Oral candidiasis: An infection with the fungus candida which occurs in the mouth
• Oral thrush: Candida fungal infection of the mouth.
• Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome type 1: Multi-endocrine syndrome commonly affecting children
• Purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency: A very rare genetic disease involving an enzyme (purine nucleoside phosphorylase - PNP) deficiency which causes a buildup of toxic metabolic products which in turn impairs the development of T-cells (part of the body's immune system). The condition is characterized primarily by frequent infections and various neurological symptoms.
• Rash: Rash of any type affecting the skin.
• SCID: Major failure of the immune system, usually genetic.
• Sjogren's Syndrome: Autoimmune disease damaging the eye tear ducts and other glands.
• Skin symptoms: Symptoms affecting the skin.
• Thrush: A condition which is characterized by an infection caused by a fungus
• Vaginal candidiasis: Fungal infection of the vagina, sometimes called thrush.
• Vaginal symptoms: Symptoms related to the vagina
• Vaginal thrush: Fungal infection of the vagina, sometimes called thrush.
• Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome: An inherited immune system disorder that affects only males and is characterized by recurring infections, eczema and reduced level of blood platelets (thrombocytopenia).

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