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Systemic Candidas Symptoms

Systemic candidas is a fungal infection caused by the Candida fungus and can be divided into two types: disseminated candidiasis and candidemia. Candidemia is a fungal infection of the blood; disseminated candidiasis is a fungal infection of a single organ or several organs.

  1. Risk Factors

    • People who are undergoing chemotherapy or radiation, have recently had a bone marrow or organ transplant, are immunosuppressed or have been hospitalized for an extended period of time are more likely to be diagnosed with systemic candidas.

    Symptoms of Systemic Candidas--Candidemia

    • Symptoms of candidemia include fever that does not respond to antibiotic treatment, inflammation of the vitreous humor of the eye and septic shock.

    Symptoms of Systemic Candidas--Disseminated Candidiasis

    • People who have disseminated candidiasis may only have a fever that is not responsive to antibiotics. They may also be in septic shock.

    Treatment

    • A doctor will prescribe an anti-fungal medication such as fluconazole to treat systemic candidas.

    Complications

    • According to the Merck Manuals Online Medical Library, "All forms of disseminated candidiasis should be considered serious, progressive, and potentially fatal."

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