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When is a person most vulnerable to deep organ candidiasis?
Like vaginal and oral candidiasis, it is an opportunistic disease that strikes when a person's resistance is lowered, often due to another illness.
What conditions account for the rising number of cases of deep organ candidiasis?
Rising numbers of AIDS patients, organ transplant recipients, and other individuals whose immune systems are compromised help account for the dramatic increase in deep organ candidiasis in recent years.
How many diagnostic categories are there for deep organ candidiasis?
There are many diagnostic categories of deep organ candidiasis, depending on the tissues involved.
What part of the body can deep organ candidiasis affect?
Also known as invasive candidiasis, deep organ candidiasis is a serious systemic infection that can affect the esophagus, heart, blood, liver, spleen, kidneys, eyes, and skin.
In what type of facility is deep organ candidiasis on the rise?
Because hospital-acquired (nosocomial) deep organ candidiasis is on the rise, people need to be made aware of it.
Patients with what deficiency are particularly at risk in contracting deep organ candidiasis?
Patients with granulocytopenia (deficiency of white blood cells) are particularly at risk for deep organ candidiasis.
How is the presence of deep organ candidiasis confirmed?
Fungal blood cultures should be taken for patients suspected of having deep organ candidiasis. Tissue biopsy may be needed for a definitive diagnosis.
What patients run the risk of deep organ candidiasis spreading throughout the body?
Patients who are already suffering from a serious underlying disease are more susceptible to deep organ candidiasis that speads throughout the body.
What are the symptoms of a deep organ yeast infection?
deep organ candidiasis is a serious systemic infection that can affect the esophagus, heart, blood, liver, spleen, kidneys, eyes, and skin. Like vaginal and oral candidiasis, it is an opportunistic disease
What is the prognosis for deep organ candidiasis?
The prognosis depends on the category of disease as well as on the condition of the patient when the infection strikes.
Is it possible for a person with a uterus, whether male or female, to experience certain health conditions related to this reproductive organ?
Yes, it is possible for a person with a uterus, regardless of their gender identity, to experience health conditions related to this reproductive organ.
How is a deep organ yeast infection diagnosed?
Fungal blood cultures should be taken for patients suspected of having deep organ candidiasis. Tissue biopsy may be required for a definitive diagnosis.
