Candidiasis Symptoms Singapore | HIV PEP
Candidiasis Symptoms in Singapore: Candidiasis in Singapore is a common fungal (yeast) infection that affects the mouth, vagina, underarms, skin and nail bed. It can be treated with anti-fungal medications.
Symptoms of candidiasis
The symptoms of candidiasis may vary and depend on the affected area, duration of infection, and severity.
Some of the common symptoms of skin candidiasis are:
- Rashes on the skin folds, buttocks, under the breast, genitals, and other skin folds areas.
- Redness and progressively growing skin rash
- Intense itching in the affected area
- Patches of moist and red skin
- Appearance of pimple-like lesions in the affected skin hair follicles
Some of the symptoms of genital candidiasis are:
- Whitish vaginal discharge that resembles cottage cheese
- Vaginal itching or irritation, soreness, and a burning sensation with discomfort in the vagina and surrounding tissues
- Painful sexual intercourse
- A burning sensation while urinating
- Skin rashes and irritation of the penis
Some of the symptoms of oral candidiasis are:
- Presence of thick, whitish patches with a red base, on the upper palate, lips, tongue, or any part of the mouth. The lacy patches mimic milk curds and cause pain.
- Scraping off the whitish surface may cause bleeding due to inflammation
- Cracks and redness at the corners of the mouth.
Symptoms of other forms of candidiasis:
- Candidiasis-related esophagitis leading to pain or difficulty in swallowing with pain behind the chest bone.
- Nail fungus causes pain in the nail bed with distorted nail shape
- Deep candidiasis or spread of candida infection into the blood can cause unexplained fever, multiple organ failure and shock.