A fungal viral disease that affects the mucous membrane of the mouth or genitals is called thrush or candidiasis. Usually the symptom and sign of the disease is a visible white cheesy coating on the surface of the mucous membrane. This disease is a viral infection. The causative agents of the disease – Candida fungi – themselves […]
The ear, like other ENT organs, can be affected by otomycosis , an infectious disease caused by various types of fungi. This is a rather dangerous and frequent disease that does not respond very well to treatment. But with the correct identification of the pathogen, the treatment gives an excellent result. How to identify a fungal infection of the […]
Microsporia (aka ringworm) is a dangerous disease of the skin of all parts of the body. This disease can be present in both humans and animals. It is dangerous in that it affects the skin and nails, and when it reaches the head it can cause hair loss. Methods of transmission of the disease and its causes […]
Eczema of the hands is an inflammatory lesion of the skin, accompanied by rashes, abscesses, peeling and weeping erosive formations. The patient feels itching and burning in the affected area. This disease is not life-threatening, not contagious, but it brings a person moral and physical discomfort. Urgent treatment required. In advanced cases, treatment is long-term and not always effective.The […]
An ingrown toenail is an unpleasant disease that causes discomfort and unbearable pain to a person, and, in case of refusal of treatment or with self-medication, can lead to serious complications, up to amputation. In most cases, an ingrown toenail is found on the outside or inside of the thumbs, but it can also occur on […]
They hide where it is warm and humid: in saunas and swimming pools, changing rooms, and bathrooms of hotel rooms. Fungi love this climate. And they are usually transmitted by skin cells, i.e. in places where many people go barefoot. They don’t care if their feet are clean or dirty. Mycosis has nothing to do with poor hygiene. Skin fungus is […]
Excessive sweating of the feet is not uncommon. Someone tries in every possible way to eliminate it, and someone simply resigns itself, despite the fact that sweaty feet have an unpleasant odor. What are the causes of excessive sweating? 1. Failure to comply with basic hygiene rules.2. In winter, sweating appears when the legs freeze over.3. […]
Acute esophagitis is an acute inflammatory lesion of the esophageal mucosa, which is caused by a strong, but short-term effect of any damaging factor. Such an inflammatory process can last from several days to 3 months. Development reasons, pathogenesis The causes of acute esophagitis can be divided into 4 subgroups: – exposure to an infectious agent […]
Dermatomycosis – fungal diseases of the skin, nails, hair, caused by a group of related filamentous fungi, which include tricho- and epidermophytos, microsporum. Accordingly, the first group of fungi affects the skin, nails and hair, the second group – only the skin and the third – mainly hair. Sources of infection with different types of trichophyton […]
The importance of fungal infection in gastroenterology is either overestimated, or vice versa, is not properly appreciated. Clear overdiagnosis often occurs. For example, based on the presence of Candida fungi in the culture of a smear from the oral mucosa in a person without signs of stomatitis, or in the analysis of feces “for dysbiosis” of a […]