Oral mycosis is dangerous - it must be treated absolutely, because it can attack the entire body. Oral fungal infection is also called candidiasis because it is caused by the yeast Candida albicans. Learn the causes and symptoms of mycosis in the mouth and throat, find out how to treat it.

Oral thrushis a painful and often difficult to treat yeast diseaseCandida albicans . A characteristic type of oral mycosis is candidiasis of the mouth corners - colloquially referred to as seizures, the cause of which may be anemia or vitamin B2 deficiency.

Oral mycosis: causes

About 70 percent of people haveCandida albicanson their mucous membranes and don't get sick. The problem appears only when the body's immunity decreases.

With reduced immunity, they can attack the throat and digestive tract: stomach, duodenum, small intestine, large intestine and rectum.

Oral mycosis: symptoms

  • white coating on the tongue and palate, which may spread to the throat and esophagus
  • ulceration
  • baking
  • pain in the affected mucosa
  • middle rhomboidal glossitis
  • erosions and painful cracks in the corners of the mouth
  • people wearing dentures develop so-called prosthetic or linear gingival erythema

Mycosis of the oral cavity in infants is usually acute - a white-gray coating (so-called thrush) appears on the mucosa of the mouth of the infant, resembling cut milk.

Oral mycosis: who gets sick the most?

  • children
  • elderly people wearing dentures
  • smokers
  • patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndromes (e.g. after transplantation)
  • cancer patients
  • patients with AIDS

Oral mycosis: risk factors

  • insufficient oral hygiene
  • decreased salivation
  • eating a lot of sugar
  • antibiotics, steroids, hormones (including birth control pills)
  • chemotherapy and radiotherapy
  • iron deficiency
  • folate deficiency
  • hormonal disorders
  • microdamages of the mucosa
  • diabetes
  • changes in the composition of microflora
  • age
  • chronic inflammation of the oral mucosa,
  • smoking and alcohol abuse.

Oral mycosis: treatment

Oral mycosis is first treated topically - with ointments and antifungal fluids. Before administering drugs, an antimycogram should be made to determine the susceptibility of a given strain to drugs, which allows for an effective treatment.

Oral medications are started if topical treatment is ineffective.

Importantly, in order to prevent relapses, treatment should be strictly continued for at least two weeks after the symptoms disappear.

Treatment of oral mycosis can be tedious and long-lasting, but it should not be abandoned, because if neglected, candidiasis can lead to systemic infection.

Oral mycosis: an essential diet

When treating oral mycosis, you should follow a special diet, from which you should exclude:

  • all sweets
  • white flour
  • fruit
  • sprouts
  • alcohol
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