Candida Arthritis
When talking about Candida Arthritis there are a couple of things to look at, septic arthritis caused by disseminated or invasive candidiasis and the link between Candida and Rheumatoid Arthritis. This article is focused in the former of these two conditions. Candida is a pathological fungus that most people associate with yeast infections, in particular the vaginal yeast infection. However it can cause other health problems and in people with weak immune systems and people in critical care in hospital it has a much more serious impact on a person’s health.
Erythematous Candidiasis
Candida albicans is the most common fungal cause of infection in humans including that of oral candidiasis, or mouth yeast infection. In fact between a quarter and a third of people have a small amount of candida in their mouths normally, but as elsewhere the good bacteria also there keep it from overgrowing and becoming pathogenic. When something kills or reduces the amount of good bacteria, like antibiotics, or when a person has a weak immune system such as those with AIDS, this can allow the fungus an opportunity to thrive. This article is about erythematous candidiasis, a form of oral yeast infection.
Getting a Yeast Infection After Sex
For a start it is important to understand that you cannot get a yeast infection after sex. But it can be passed on from an infected partner to the other. The genitals are a great place for a yeast infection to happen because they are the ideal environment, particularly the vagina (warm, dark and damp). If one partner is infected it can get transferred to the other, and then if only one treats themselves, it can get passed back again, getting harder to treat and so on.
Discussing Yeast Infection Bumps
When you get a yeast infection you can also get small raised bumps that occur on the skin around the infected area or on it. Yeast infections happen in moist and warm places which is why they are so common in the genital region. Most people tend to get the Candida infection in that region. It then results in horrible symptoms such as rashes, itching and soreness as the fungus over grows and the infection rapidly develops causing inflammation. Below you can read about some remedies for this condition that will help clear up those bumps.
Uncommon Male Yeast Infections
Usually uncommon male yeast infections happen after having intercourse or being intimate with an infected woman. It is easily treated with anti fungal creams, or there are prescripted medications for penile yeast infections. The condition is also known as Candidiasis. Though more commonly seen in women than men, men can get them. Those who are at greater risk are diabetics and men who are uncircumcised. It is not necessarily a definite thing, that sex with an infected woman will lead the man to get it, but it can happen. Men with foreskins are more likely because the foreskin holds moisture and is therefore an ideal breeding ground for the yeast. HIV sufferers are also more likely to get it. It is not just a penile infection, you can get oral yeast infection too.
