Candida Skin Infection, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Candida Skin Infection, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

Many people have asked me what Candida skin infections are.
Candida skin Infections may be present on the vulva, vagina, penis, groins, nails and the skin.
Candida skin infections happen in humid countries and where is a lot of body sweat.

Candida or Yeast is a fungus normally found on the skin.
Small numbers of candida normally reside on the skin and do no harm.

Occasionally, under certain disorders, they can multiply and cause infection.

The frequent sites for candida to produce infection are the vagina (vaginal thrush), the mouth (oral thrush) and the skin.

Most infections happen in people who are otherwise healthy (although they are more frequent if the patient is overweight).

It is also present in the digestive system.

If the patient is a woman, the patient also has yeast in the vaginal area.

When too much yeast grows on the skin or other areas, it can produce an infection.

This infection is also termed candidiasis.

A fungal infection, also termed mycosis, is a skin disease produced by a fungus.

Fungi live in the dirt, on plants, on household surfaces, and on the skin.

Occasionally, they can cause skin disorders like rashes or bumps.

The likelihood of a candida skin infection developing tends more possible in these situations:

1. Areas of skin that are moist or sweaty are ideal for candida to thrive.

2. The frequent sites involved are in the folds of skin in the groin, armpits and under large breasts.

Another term for inflammation within a fold of skin or under a breast is 'intertrigo'.

Candida skin infection is a frequent cause of intertrigo.

Nappy rash is occasionally caused by candida infection.

Obese people may form candida infection between folds of skin.

It can also involve skin between the fingers and toes and at corners of the mouth if the patient has:
1. Diabetes
2. Taken a long course of antibiotics or steroid medicine
3. A poor immune system e.g., if the patient has AIDS, or have chemotherapy, or has certain types of serious blood disorder

Candida infection of the skin is a type of fungal infection of the skin.

The medical name of the disorder is skin candidiasis.

The body normally acts as a host of a wide range of germs, such as bacteria and fungi.

Some of these are helpful to the body, some produce no harm or benefit while some can produce harmful infections.

Some fungal infections are produced by fungi that often live on the hair, nails, and outer skin layers.

They involve yeast-like fungi such as candida.

Occasionally, these fungi penetrate beneath the surface of the skin and produce infection.

In cutaneous candidiasis, the skin is infected with candida fungi.

It can affect almost any skin on the body, but most often it happens in warm, moist, creased areas such as the armpits and groin.

The fungus that most often produces cutaneous candidiasis is Candida albicans.

Candida infection is the most frequent cause of diaper rash in infants.

The candida fungi take advantage of the warm, moist situations inside the diaper.

Candida infection is also especially frequent in people with diabetes and in those who are obese.

Antibiotics, steroid therapy, and chemotherapy raise the risk of cutaneous candidiasis.

Candida can also produce infections of the nails, edges of the nails and the corners of the mouth.

Oral thrush, a form of candida infection of the moist lining of the mouth, normally happens when people take antibiotics.

It may also be a sign of an HIV infection or other weakened immune system disorders when it happens in adults.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Candida Skin Infection
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapt

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Jul 19, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005871420

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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