During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in his assesment of the symptom: Candida. These may include a physical examination or other medical tests. 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 may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
Why: to establish if acute or chronic.
Why: e.g. mouth, body folds, baby napkin area, vagina, penis, nails.
Why: e.g. housewives, mothers of young children, health care workers, bartenders and florists are at increased risk of nail candidiasis.
Why: 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.
Why: 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.
Why: e.g. corticosteroids, cancer cytotoxic drugs, antibiotics, oral contraceptives can predispose to Candida infections.
Why: may help determine risk of HIV infection.
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. These may include:
Why: 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.
Why: e.g. red rash with small pus-filled lesions at the periphery. May involve skin under breasts, axillae and groin and between the buttocks.
Why: 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.
Why: 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.
Why: e.g. burning mouth, reduced taste sensation, white spots on tongue and inside mouth, discomfort with swallowing.
Why: e.g. frequency of urination, excessive thirst, weight loss, fatigue, increased infections.
Why: e.g. dry eyes, mouth, skin and vagina.
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