candidiasis(a most common infection)

It is a saprophyte of the human and animal digestive tract, which may under some conditions (antibiotherapy, diabetes) prolifer and provoke some pathological manifestations of the skin, of mucouses and of visceras.’ (Julian)
‘A yeast, Candida albicans, is the commonest fungus of medical importance. It is ubiquitous in the environment but it may also be transmitted between people directly. Candidosis is usually a superficial infection of skin, nails or mucous membrane with the yeast form of the fungus, causing mild inflammation
The infection manifests most commonly where the skin is moist and in contact with itself (groin, perineum, breasts, axillæ). Nail infections start at the base, forming ridges, often accompanied by paronychia. On the mouth and genital mucosæ, white curd-like patches occur which, when scraped away, leave a bleeding base. Atrophy of the gums and angular stomatitis occur in the elderly. Vaginitis causes intense pruritus and a thick creamy leucorrhœa. Systemic candidiasis may present as septicæmia or with features of infection of the œsophageal and gastrointestinal tracts, heart, lungs, urinary tract or brain meninges. There may be an appearance of a skin rash similar to eczema with redness, soreness and some scaling.
Homœopathic remedies which mirror the primary delusion as well as the physical pathology are likely to be helpful. The repertories do not contain many remedies under the specific heading of Candida infection. These are Pulsatilla, Calc-carb, Calc-phos, Helonias, Nit-ac, Sepia, Medorrhinum, Thuja, Nat-phos, Lycopodium and China. Interestingly, Calc-carb is a prominent remedy particularly in childhood infection with candidiasis. This brings a psoric dimension to the condition, making the miasmatic model of less value in understanding the complaint. However, taking the non-sexual manifestation of candidiasis, thrush, yields remedies much more in tune with the generalised psychological states reflecting lack of self-worth. Minerals dominate the list with the balance weighted slightly more to the syphilitic than the sycotic. Halogens, kalis and acids feature prominently. Psorinum and Sulphur are also listed. Instead of taking specific thrush rubrics, I looked through materia medicæ to find the most frequently mentioned remedies in relation to thrush. These were: Arg-n, Ars, Borax, But-ac, Calc, Canth, Carb-ac, Carb-v, Caul, Chlorpr, Foll, Hep, Kali-br, Kali-i, Kali-m, Lac-c, Merc, Nat-c, Nat-m, Nit-ac, Phos, Psor, Staph, Sul-ac, Sulo-ac, Sulph, Thuj, Urin.
In homœopathic terms, the delusion that ‘there is something so wrong with me that if I show it to you you’ll never come near me again’ (Thuja) together with the excessive self-indulgence needed to compensate this inner feeling, are a sycotic expression. The syphilitic who, because he believes all hope is lost and all around him is destruction and decay, sublimates his generative drive into sexual appetite, is equally susceptible. The widespread unquestioning abrogation of individual responsibility for health to the depersonalising conveyor belt of modern medicine (and its short-sighted application of a harmful pharmacopœia) appears to have resulted a possible separate categorisation where immunosuppression is the primary symptom, reflecting the lack of self-respect in the sufferer which may be seen as both sycotic and/or syphilitic.