Yeast Infections
Also known as: Candidosis, unspecified · Moniliasis · Thrush · Vaginal Yeast Infection
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In short
Candida is a scientific name for yeast, which is a fungus that lives almost everywhere, including inside the body. While the immune system usually keeps yeast under control, it can multiply and cause an infection if a person is sick or taking antibiotics. Yeast infections can affect different parts of the body, causing thrush in the mouth, Candida esophagitis in the esophagus, vaginal yeast infections, skin itching and rashes, or life-threatening bloodstream infections. Antifungal medicines resolve yeast infections in most people, though treatment can be more difficult for those with a weak immune system.
Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
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Description
Candida is the scientific name for yeast. It is a fungus that lives almost everywhere, including in your body. Usually, your immune system keeps yeast under control. If you are sick or taking antibiotics, it can multiply and cause an infection.
Yeast infections affect different parts of the body in different ways:
- Thrush is a yeast infection that causes white patches in your mouth
- Candida esophagitis is thrush that spreads to your esophagus, the tube that takes food from your mouth to your stomach. It can make it hard or painful to swallow.
- Women can get vaginal yeast infections, causing vaginitis
- Yeast infections of the skin cause itching and rashes
- Yeast infections in your bloodstream can be life-threatening
Antifungal medicines get rid of yeast infections in most people. If you have a weak immune system, treatment might be more difficult.
Related terms in the cited sources
Medicines with an official indication for this condition
- Anidulafungin Treatment
- Caspofungin Treatment
- Micafungin Treatment
- Posaconazole Treatment
- Voriconazole Treatment
In alphabetical order.
Next to it in ICD-10
- B26Mumps
- B27Infectious Mononucleosis
- B30Viral conjunctivitis, unspecified
- B38Valley Fever
- B39Histoplasmosis
- B44Aspergillosis
Neighbouring codes in the classification, not a medical link.
External resources
Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for Yeast Infections?
B37 (WHO, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision).
What is the ICD-11 code for Yeast Infections?
1F23.Z: Candidosis, unspecified (WHO, ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics).
Sources and attribution
- ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, © World Health Organization, licensed under CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO.
- Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
- Names other than the official source titles: Anpheros translations and plain-language names, made with AI assistance and checked automatically; the source names are in English.
- Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA) — EPAR. © European Medicines Agency.
- ICD-10 codes and titles © World Health Organization. Source: WHO, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (2019).
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