What is Candidiasis?

What is Candidiasis?

Candidiasis is a yeast infection that is caused by a fungal microorganism, most often the fungus Candida albicans. Candidiasis is also known ...more »

• Candidiasis: Fungal infection of moist areas such as mouth or vagina.
• Candidiasis: A unicellular budding fungus which is the principal pathogenic species causing CANDIDIASIS (moniliasis).
  Source - Diseases Database
• Candidiasis: an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans).
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Candidiasis: Introduction

Types of Candidiasis:

Types of Candidiasis:

• Types of candida fungus:
  • Candida parapsilosis
  • Candida tropicalis - can also cause infection.
  • Candida vini
• Candida subtypes by infected areas:
  • Cutaneous Candidiasis - skin candidiasis
  • Thrush - mouth infection (often used to refer to vaginal candidiasis)
  • Vaginal candidiasis
  • Penile candidiasis - less common but possible in men.
  • Pulmonary candidiasis - lung infection
  • Esophagus candidiasis
  • Invasive candidiasis - severe type mostly in immunosuppressed patients
  • Atrophic candidiasis - oral infection
  • Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
  • Endocardial candidiasis
  • Paronychia - affecting the nails
• more types...»

Broader types of Candidiasis:

• Mouth conditions
• Nosocomial infections
• Vagina conditions
• Skin conditions
• Esophagus diseases
• Mucus membrane conditions
• Fungal diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Child health conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Candidiasis?

Complications of Candidiasis: see complications of Candidiasis

What causes Candidiasis?

Causes of Candidiasis: see causes of Candidiasis
Risk factors for Candidiasis: see risk factors for Candidiasis

What are the symptoms of Candidiasis?

Symptoms of Candidiasis: see symptoms of Candidiasis

Complications of Candidiasis: see complications of Candidiasis

Can anyone else get Candidiasis?

More information: see contagiousness of Candidiasis
Inheritance: see inheritance of Candidiasis

Candidiasis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Candidiasis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Candidiasis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Candidiasis: see treatments for Candidiasis
Alternative treatments for Candidiasis: see alternative treatments for Candidiasis
Research for Candidiasis: see research for Candidiasis

Society issues for Candidiasis

Hospitalization statistics for Candidiasis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Candidiasis:

• 0.021% (2,699) of hospital consultant episodes were for candidiasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 81% of hospital consultant episodes for candidiasis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 45% of hospital consultant episodes for candidiasis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 55% of hospital consultant episodes for candidiasis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Organs Affected by Candidiasis:

Organs and body systems related to Candidiasis include:

• Skin
• Mouth
• Vagina
• Esophagus
• Respiratory tract

Name and Aliases of Candidiasis

Main name of condition: Candidiasis

Class of Condition for Candidiasis: parasite fungal

Candida, Candida albicans, Moniliasis, Candidosis, Oidomycosis, Yeast infection

Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type 1, Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1, APS1, Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy syndrome, Candida albicans Source - Diseases Database

Moniliasis, Monilia disease
Source - WordNet 2.1

Candidiasis: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Candidiasis:

• Candidal colonization
• Candidiasis syndromes
• Intertrigo
• Paronychia
• Onychomycosis
• Oral thrush
• Mucosal candidiasis
• Systemic candidiasis
• Hepatosplenic candidiasis
• Fungemia
• Granulocytopenia

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