Yeast Infections Come In Many Forms
The first thing that most people think of when they think about yeast infections is vaginal yeast infection (or vaginal thrush), but yeast infections can affect many different areas of the body, and it doesn’t only affect women. Men can develop yeast infections, too. Following are the main forms of yeast infections caused by Candida albicans.
Yeast infections often affect the mouth, particularly among children. This is known as oral thrush and can be recognized by a creamy patch on the tongue, insides of the mouth, and corners of the mouth. This patch cannot be scraped away. Oral thrush also affects the throat and esophagus. If you suffer additionally from angular cheilitis, which causes mouth sores or legions, often forming a deep crack or split that can bleed, this can develop into a secondary infection.
Candida yeast infections can also occur on the skin, particularly around the groin area, or within skin folds and creases, meaning overweight people are particularly susceptible to this type of infection. Babies are also affected and they can develop a severe diaper rash in the creases of their thighs as a result of skin that remains moist for long periods of time.
A rare form of yeast infection can affect the eyes. This doesn’t usually appear as an isolated event, but can be associated with a chronic infection that affects other areas of the body. Eye infections include creamy discharge, pain, and occasional bleeding.
Finally, there are genital yeast infections. In women, symptoms include a burning sensation around the vulva, intense itching, bad smelling discharge, pain while urinating, and red, inflamed rashes or pustules. Male yeast infection symptoms center around the glans or tip of the penis which becomes red and irritated. A rash can also spread over the penis, accompanied by itching. In severe cases for both men and women, intercourse can become painful.
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