vulvovaginal candidiasis

Examples of vulvovaginal candidiasis in the following topics:

• Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

  • Candidal vulvovaginitis is an infection of the vagina's mucous membranes caused by Candida albicans.
  • Candidal vulvovaginitis or vaginal thrush is an infection of the vagina's mucous membranes by Candida albicans .
  • In addition to the above symptoms of thrush, vulvovaginal inflammation can also be present.
  • The signs of vulvovaginal inflammation include erythema (redness) of the vagina and vulva, vagina fissuring (cracked skin), oedema (swelling from a build-up of fluid), also in severe cases, satellite lesions (sores in the surrounding area).
  • While vulvovaginal candidiasis is caused by a the yeast Candida there are many predisposing factors:

• Fungi Cell Structure and Function

  • Smut and Dutch elm disease affect plants, whereas athlete's foot and candidiasis (thrush) are medically important fungal infections in humans.
  • Candida albicans is a yeast cell and the agent of candidiasis and thrush.

• Suppression and Alteration of Microbiota by Antimicrobials

  • This causes candidal vulvovaginitis, or yeast infections, a potentially painful infection of the vaginal mucous membranes by overgrown C. albicans.

• Defining Microbes

  • In addition, protozoans are known to cause diseases such as malaria, sleeping sickness and toxoplasmosis, while fungi can cause diseases such as ringworm, candidiasis or histoplasmosis.

• Innate Resistance

  • However, since most antibiotics non-specifically target bacteria and do not affect fungi, oral antibiotics can lead to an "overgrowth" of fungi and cause conditions such as a vaginal candidiasis (a yeast infection).

• Antifungal Drugs

  • Caspofungin blocks cell-wall synthesis by disrupting glucan synthesis; it can target invasive candidiasis and aspergillus.

• HIV and AIDS

  • Stage IV or AIDS: severe symptoms which includes toxoplasmosis of the brain, candidiasis of the esophagus, trachea, bronchi or lungs and Kaposi's sarcoma.