Candidiasis of the mucous membranes

Candidiasis is a fungal disease of the oral mucosa. It is caused by yeast-like fungi of the genus Candida and belongs to the category of opportunistic mycoses. Opportunism refers to the ability of microorganisms for certain reasons (weakened immunity, irrational treatment, etc.) to actively multiply in the body of patients suffering from other diseases. Opportunists also pose less of a threat to humans. For a long time, this disease was the most common bacterial disease in humans (mainly developing in women). But in recent decades it has been joined by other mycoses, including candidiasis of the lips, intestines and vulva. This is due to an increase in the number of people undergoing immunosuppressive therapy and receiving huge doses of antibacterial agents, as well as in people who are on hemodialysis. Candidiasis is caused by both molds and yeasts; they are also called lactic acid fungi. The most common pathogens are Candida albicans and Candida glabrata. In medicine, antibiotics and antifungal drugs - antimycotics - are used for treatment. None of the answer options to the question “why does a person get candidiasis” is the only one: there are many of them, and some of them are related to each other. Often the cause of candidiasis is any treatment for a systemic infectious disease. For example, the most common cause of genital candidiasis is oral or vaginal candidiasis while taking antibiotics. Vulvovaginal candidiasis is treated with a specific antifungal drug such as fluconazole. When the infection spreads upward, it develops