Trichophyton rubrum and Pneumocystis pneumonia

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Pneumocystis pneumonia is referenced at the end of the third papagraph

This is all very clinical sounding to me and took me several readings and

rereadings of the text to even begin to understand. This is the link to the

complete article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichophyton_rubrum

The bottom line seems to be that those of us with HIV and compromised immune

systems are very susceptible to allsorts of fungi and molds

Pneumocystis pneumonia is referenced at the end of the third papagraph

Trichophyton rubrum From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Superficial and

cutaneous

(dermatomycosis):

Tinea=skin;

Piedra (exothrix/

endothrix)=hair Ascomycota Dermatophyte

(Dermatophytosis)

By organism Epidermophyton floccosum · Microsporum canis · Microsporum audouinii

· Trichophyton interdigitale/mentagrophytes · Trichophyton tonsurans ·

Trichophyton schoenleini · Trichophyton rubrum

Trichophyton rubrum is a fungus that is the most common cause of athlete's foot,

jock itch and ringworm

Subcutaneous,

systemic,

and opportunistic Ascomycota Dimorphic

Yeast-like Candida albicans (Candidiasis, Oral, Esophageal, Vulvovaginal,

Chronic mucocutaneous, Antibiotic candidiasis, Candidal intertrigo, Candidal

onychomycosis, Candidal paronychia, Candidid, Diaper candidiasis, Congenital

cutaneous candidiasis, Perianal candidiasis, Systemic candidiasis, Erosio

interdigitalis blastomycetica) · C. glabrata · C. tropicalis · C. lusitaniae ·

Pneumocystis jirovecii (Pneumocystosis, Pneumocystis pneumonia

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> " Candidiasis: POZ people should be aware of the symptoms of the overgrowth

> of Candida Albicans: candidiasis. The condition is vastly under-diagnosed

> and its symptoms are often treated as other challenges creating mis- and

> over-medication and no change in physical discomfort and fatigue. "

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> This is not a generally accepted view of Candidiasis.

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> Candidiasis means that the yeasts and hyphae of C. albicans invade the

tissues. It does not mean that they are simply present on the mucosal surfaces

of the body.

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> Candida is not treated by avoiding sugar.

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> Candida can be a cause of infection of the fingernails, rarely, but it is not

the usual.

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> Toenail fungus is usually caused by Trychophyton rubrum, not C. albicans.

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> JB

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"The bottom line seems to be that those of us with HIV and compromised immune systems are very susceptible to allsorts of fungi and molds "Certainly true.JB