How to treat a man with fungal infection

It is a common phenomenon for men to suffer from fungal infections. As we all know, fungal infections are relatively stubborn diseases that require active treatment, otherwise it will affect men's daily life and work. Male fungal treatment is best treated by couples together. During the treatment period, do not eat spicy and greasy foods, and it is best not to have sex. Fungal infections are a disease that is prone to recurring, so you must develop good personal hygiene habits.

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1. How does mold spread?

1.1. Indirect contact infection is also a transmission route for candidal vaginitis. Contact with toilets, bathtubs, bath seats, towels in shared toilets infected by fungal patients, and using unclean toilet paper can cause transmission.

1.2. Sexual transmission is also one of the causes. At least 10% of men with symptoms on the female side have fungal urethritis and should be given reasonable treatment at the same time to prevent cross infection.

1.3. Taking large amounts of antibiotics is also one of the causes of infection. Taking antibiotics changes the microenvironment of the vagina, and pathogenic bacteria may multiply, eventually leading to local candidal vaginitis.

1.4. Excessive emphasis on hygiene. Some women often use medicated washes to clean the vagina in order to maintain hygiene, which can easily destroy the acid-base environment of the vagina and make it easier to get candidal vaginitis.

1.5. Diabetes and pregnancy may cause vaginal Candida to multiply and increase the rate of Candida carriers.

2. What are the symptoms of fungal infection?

2.1. Edema and ulcers. Eczema-like small bumps or ulcers may appear on the vulva. Edema may appear at the beginning, and ulcers may appear on the vulva in severe cases.

2.2. Increased leucorrhea secretion and dreg-like leucorrhea. These two are common symptoms of candidal vaginitis. Women may find that their leucorrhea secretion is significantly more than before, and the appearance of leucorrhea will also change. It is usually dreg-like. In severe cases, flaky leucorrhea may appear and adhere to the female vulva.

2.3. Vulvar itching. It is the main symptom of candidal vaginitis. Women may feel unbearable vulvar itching, which is very inconvenient for women, especially when taking the subway or bus.

3. Diagnosis of fungal infection

It is usually not difficult to diagnose fungal vaginitis based on typical clinical manifestations and visual inspection of vaginal discharge. However, for atypical cases, vaginal discharge examination is necessary to confirm the diagnosis, for those suspected of being carriers of fungi, or to understand the effectiveness of treatment.

Vaginal secretions can be directly placed on a glass slide, a small drop of isotonic sodium chloride solution or 10% to 20% potassium hydroxide solution can be added, a glass slide can be covered, and microscopic microscopy can be performed. Red blood cells, white blood cells, and epithelial cells will immediately dissolve, and the fungus will appear in the form of thread-like fibers or mycelia, with microbuds or molecular spores (conidia) attached. However, the reliability of this method is low (60%). If a smear of vaginal secretions is taken and Gram-stained, groups of Gram-positive, densely stained oval spores can be found under the microscope, or pseudohyphae can be seen connected to budding cells in a chain or branched shape, which is easy to identify, and the reliability can be increased to 80%.

The most reliable method is to culture the fungus. In addition, attention should also be paid to related inducements, such as the history of using large doses of steroid hormones or broad-spectrum antibiotics, and the need for urine sugar and blood sugar tests for diabetic patients.