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Vaginal Yeast Infection : Complications

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Complications List

Complications could include:
  • Bacterial Vaginosis
  • Dermatitis, Irritant

Complications Overview Articles

Vaginal yeast infection
Chronic or recurrent infections may occur. This may be from inadequate treatment or self-reinfection. Secondary infection may occur. Intense or prolonged scratching may cause the skin of the vulva to become cracked and raw, making it more suscepti...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2008
Candidiasis
Candidiasis (thrush, monilia infection) is caused by a fungus that most commonly infects the mouth (usually of infants or persons with weakened immune systems), or the vagina (yeast infection). Another form of candidiasis causes painful inflammati...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health

Specific Complications Articles

Dermatitis
Dermatitis is a general term used to describe inflammation of the skin.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Contact Dermatitis
Contact dermatitis is the name given to any skin inflammation that results from surface contact. There are two kinds of contact dermatitis, irritant and allergic.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Candidiasis
Candidiasis (thrush, monilia infection) is caused by a fungus that most commonly infects the mouth (usually of infants or persons with weakened immune systems), or the vagina (yeast infection). Another form of candidiasis causes painful inflammation under the fingernails (paronychia). It also occurs as an opportunistic infection in the late stages of HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), as a nosocomial infection after catheterization; and it can invade the spinal canal and meninges, where it is obviously much more serious. Candidiasis is transmitted by close contact of an infected with an uninfected mucous membrane. Infants acquire it as they pass through the birth canal. Topical application of antifungal paint or ointment can usually eliminate the infection and thus prevent transmission. Management is more difficult in debilitated and immunocompromised patients, in whom the condition can be very stubborn. J OHN M. L AST ( SEE ALSO : Fungal Infections ; Fungicides )
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
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