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Candidiasis (Thrush)

The Bottom Line Candidiasis is a very common yeast (fungal) infection. The fungus normally lives in the body. It cannot be eliminated. The best way to avoid an outbreak of candidiasis is to strengthen your immune system by taking antiretroviral medications (ARVs). Most candida infections are easily treated with local therapies. In people with weakened immune systems, these infections become more persistent. Systemic anti-fungal drugs can be...

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Thrush Treatment

Doctor:I am a 37 y/o male, I am not HIV positive, but I did suffer a brain injury ten years ago. I also have been suffering from an oral thrush problem that was diagnosed a year ago, in hindsight I probably had it six years, maybe longer. No...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thank you for your post.As a general rule of my infectious disease thumb, before coming up with new treatments, it's worthwhile pondering if we have the correct diagnosis.While thrush is usually easy to diagnose, it can be confused with other... Read more »

recurring thrush? (VITAMINS AND MINERALS, 2010)

hello Dr. I am a 34 gwm diagnosed with AIDS a year ago. At that time my CD4's were 63, VL 115,000. I was very fatigued, and had bouts of recurring thrush. I began HAART (Reyataz, Truvada, Norvir) and also Mepron (due to a Dapsone allergy)and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,There is no doubt your combination antiretroviral therapy has been extremely beneficial both immunologically (CD4 count rising from 63 to 274) and virologically (viral load plummeting from 115,000 to undetectable).I don't know why your... Read more »

New cancer diagnosis: Do natural treatments help? How about also for AIDS?

A close friend, who is a 72 y/o female, just learned she has Adenocarcinoma of Unknown Primary. An abdominal/pelvic CT-scan taken two weeks ago, show 2-masses in the liver, a mass in the gallbladder, and some nodules on the lower lungs, captured by...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

I am sorry to hear about your mother's cancer. Such a diagnosis can be tough both on the patient (your mother) and the family (you). As you can imagine, many patients seek help from alternative and complementary medicines. In fact, the... Read more »

Resistant thrush with multiple OI's

Dear Doctor:My partner has severe wasting, CMV retinitis, KS and MAC. His viral load is down (!) to 120,000 and T Cells up to 24 at this point and he is undergoing constant geno and phenotypes so that we can modify his regimen to get the viral load...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

It's worth giving itraconazole a try, but esophagitis that is resistant to fluconazole often doesn't respond very well. You can get a pharmacist to make oral amphotericin-- it doesn't taste great and one way we've dealt with... Read more »

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Q about oral thrush

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I was wondering if some of the experts could give me some info. Is oral thrush painful? I came down with a bad throat infection a couple of days ago. Having a hard time swallowing and both my nodes are swollen and painful in my neck. Upon further... Read more »

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Anybody read this book, what is your conclusion concerning the natural cure? Read more »

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My name is Marco and I had a lot of night sweating for one year. It is a problem that my family has (dad, nephew and more).
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