Fungi that occur in the mouth are many and varied, may infect the mouth completely, or it affects only the tongue, is a living microorganisms coexist and adapt to the bacteria and cells in the mouth, not only mouth, but can affect any part of the The human body.
Oral fungi and infection
There is a small amount of fungus inside the mouth, and cooperate beneficial bacteria in the mouth with micro organisms and live to keep in the mouth a small amount of these fungi, but in the incidence of health diseases, or exposure to psychological pressure, or taking antibiotics, may work to kill quantities and proportions The fungal fungi are more common in older adults, in young children, and in people with diseases that reduce their immunity. Or their immune system Weak.
Some drugs that cause fungi to have side effects so that the balance of living organisms in the mouth is reduced.
Antihistamines (cortisone)
- Antibiotics .
- Contraceptive pills .
- Diabetes.
- HIV / AIDS.
- cancer .
- Dry mouth .
- Pregnancy as a result of the change in the hormones of pregnant women.
- Smoking.
Symptoms of fungal infections
Symptoms and signs of fungal infection may occur suddenly, and the disease may develop and become chronic, or it may remain for a long time. Symptoms include the appearance of white markings inside the mouth, which usually appear on the tongue or at the top of the gums, infestation causes severe pain and sometimes bleeding. These effects extend to the esophagus, accompanied by the presence of fungi in the mouth pain and difficulty swallowing, as follows:
- Feeling that food stands in the throat, or in the chest area.
- High body temperature.
- The spread of fungi to many parts of the body such as the lung, skin, liver, this is usually people with cancer or HIV, or people suffering from an immune system diseases.