What is candidiasis?
Candidiasis is caused by the yeast candida albicans. Superficial infection of mucosal surface is common in healthy individuals. Infection of esophagus or tracheobronchial tree also occurs in immunocompromised individuals. The term candida is often interchangeably used as thrush.
Cutaneous candidiasis occurs at moist occluded areas of skin.
Candida albicans and other species frequently colonies in GI tract. Colonization may occur during birth from the birth canal during infancy or later. Oropharyngeal colonization is present in 20%of healthy individuals, the rate being higher in hospitalized patients. Women are colonized vaginally with candida albicans, and it may also colonize the skin. Candida may be transmitted from sexual partners. Young and old are more likely to be colonized.
Who all are affected with candidiasis?
1-Immunocompromised persons
2-Obesity
3-Diabetes
4-Chronic debilitation
5-Excessive sweating
6-Heat
TYPES OF CANDIDIASIS
1) Cutaneous candidiasis:
Usually seen in moist, occluded cutaneous sites.
The skin lesion includes –a) intertrigo: initial pustules on erythematous base, which become eroded. Usually seen in axilla, groins, perineal, intergluteal cleft.
b) Interdigital intertrigo: initial pustules become eroded with formation of superficial erosion or fissure surrounded by thickened white skin. It is distributed in hands between 3rd and 4th fingers and feet.
c) Diaper dermatitis: irritability, erythema, oedema with papular and pustular erosion.
2) Oropharyngeal candidiasis:
Candidiasis of the oropharyngeal mucosa occurs after antibiotic therapy, glucocorticoid therapy.
Oropharyngeal symptoms: usually asymptomatic. Burning or pain on eating spicy food. Diminished taste sensation. White curd like patches upon the tongue.
3) Genital candidiasis:
Genital candidiasis occurs in the mucosa of the vulva vagina and preputial sac of the penis vulvitis/vulvovaginitis, usually the onset is a week before menses. Symptoms may recur before each menses. Pruritis, vaginal discharge, vaginal soreness, vulvar burning, dyspareunia, external dysuria,
Homeopathic treatment
General measures include
Keep the affected part dry
Control the underlying diseases in any for e.g.; diabetes
Change to weight reducing diet if obese.
There is no specific homeopathic medicine for candidiasis. Like other diseases, the selection medicines depend of the physical nature of the patient, site of infection, and also on constitutional built of the patient. External application with calendula tincture can be used to wash the parts.
Internal medicines like Natrum Mur, Sepia, Tellurium, Sulphur, etc. are very much effective. Since the medicine is used to internally usually, it takes some time for the complete cure. Homeopathic to be very c treatment is found to be very effective for the treatment of candidiasis.
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