Causes of Fungal infections

Primary Cause of Fungal infections

The primary cause of Fungal infections is the result:

• of transmission of an infectious agent by another person by one or more of the following: saliva, air, cough, fecal-oral route, surfaces, blood, needles, blood transfusions, sexual contact, mother to fetus, etc.

Fungal infections Causes: Risk Factors

The following conditions have been cited in various sources as potentially causal risk factors related to Fungal infections:

• Damaged skin
• Moist skin
• Broad-spectrum antibiotics
• Immunocompromise
• AIDS
• Chronic disease
• more risk factors »

Fungal infections: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Fungal infections, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Fungal infections:

• Candidiasis syndromes
• Intertrigo
• Paronychia
• Onychomycosis
• Oral thrush
• Mucosal candidiasis
• Systemic candidiasis
• Hepatosplenic candidiasis
• Fungemia
• Granulocytopenia
• Oropharyngeal candidiasis
• OPC esophageal candidiasis
• Vulvovaginal candidiasis
• VVC
• Cutaneous candidiasis syndromes
• Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

Fungal infections: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Fungal infections: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Fungal infections:

• Candida
• Vaginal Candidiasis
• Oral thrush
• Athlete's foot
• Tinea
• Yeast infections
• Ringworm - not a worm but a fungus.
• more types...»

Causes of Broader Categories of Fungal infections: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Conditions involving a pathogen
• more types...»

Fungal infections as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Fungal infections as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Fungal infections. Our database lists the following as having Fungal infections as a complication of that condition:

• Agranulocytosis
• Neutropenia

Fungal infections as a symptom:

Conditions listing Fungal infections as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Fungal infections. Our database lists the following as having Fungal infections as a symptom of that condition:

• Aureobasidium pullulans exposure
• Biotinidase deficiency
• Defective expression of HLA class 2
• MHC class 1 or class 2 deficiency
• Nezelof's syndrome
• Opportunistic infections related to HIV infection

Medications or substances causing Fungal infections:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Fungal infections as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Antibiotics
• Broad-spectrum antibiotics
• Immunosuppressants
• Tolterodine
• Detrol
• more drugs...»

See full list of 14 medications causing Fungal infections

Drug interactions causing Fungal infections:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Fungal infections as a symptom.

The list below is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Imatinib and Marijuana interaction
• Gleevec and Marijuana interaction
• more interactions...»

Read more about medication causes of Fungal infections

Related information on causes of Fungal infections:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Fungal infections may be found in:

• Risk factors for Fungal infections
• Medications that may cause Fungal infections
• Contagiousness for Fungal infections
• Genetics of Fungal infections
• Hidden causes of Fungal infections

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