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Fungi and Water
Published in Chuong Pham-Huy, Bruno Pham Huy, Food and Lifestyle in Health and Disease, 2022
Chuong Pham-Huy, Bruno Pham Huy
Occasional candidiasis can occur in a majority of people and can be treated by local antiseptic, antifungal drugs, or by foods rich in terpenoids, and antiseptic phenolic or sulfur compounds such as galangal, ginger, turmeric, garlic, onion, and more. Fermented foods such as milk probiotic, yogurt, and kefir stimulate the immune system and may prevent the development of Candida. Except Candida, white tongue may be caused by other factors such as bacterial infection, poor buccal hygiene, oral steroid treatment, dry mouth, smoking, and alcoholism. However, if Candida albicans pass through blood into internal organs such as the lungs and uterus, an emergency treatment is needed.
Do I Have IBS?
Published in Melissa G. Hunt, Aaron T. Beck, Reclaim Your Life From IBS, 2022
Melissa G. Hunt, Aaron T. Beck
Ultimately, your doctor will want to get a good look at your intestines. There are a number of ways to do this. In an upper GI and small bowel series, or CT scan you will need to drink barium, a slightly sweet, chalky white liquid that coats the lining of the small intestine, making it easier to see what’s going on. After drinking the barium, you will have X-rays or a CT scan taken. The barium looks white in the images and shows spots where there may be inflammation or other abnormalities in the small intestine. In a lower GI series, you will have to take barium in the form of an enema, which will be administered by the doctor. Then X-rays or CT scans are taken of your large intestines, including the colon and rectum.
Knee Pain
Published in Benjamin Apichai, Chinese Medicine for Lower Body Pain, 2021
This type is commonly seen in older patients because kidney Qi is declining, kidney essence is insufficient, and the bones lack nourishment. These factors along with external wind invasion, over-exertion, or trauma lead to Qi and blood stagnation blocking meridians, resulting in weakness of bones and joints. Tongue is pale, and may be swollen with thin, white, and moist coating. Pulse is deep, thready, and/or weak and slow.
Chemotherapy-Induced Oral Complications and Prophylaxis Strategies
Published in Cancer Investigation, 2023
Aleksandra Śledzińska, Paulina Śledzińska, Marek Bebyn, Oskar Komisarek
Many patients with oropharyngeal candidiasis are asymptomatic. However, when symptoms do occur, patients typically report a cottony sensation in the mouth, a loss of taste, and, in some cases, pain during eating and swallowing. During a physical examination, there are two major forms of oropharyngeal candidiasis: the pseudomembranous form is the most prevalent. It manifests as white plaques on the buccal mucosa, palate, tongue, and oropharynx. The atrophic type, often known as denture stomatitis, affects the elderly who wear upper dentures. It is found under upper dentures and is characterized by erythema without plaques (89). Angular cheilitis, commonly known as angular stomatitis or perlèche, is characterized by bright red erythematous along the commissures of the mouth (90). Angular cheilitis manifests as bilateral, bright red erythematous fissures around the angles of the mouth (Figure 3) (91). Chronic hyperplastic candidiasis is rarely observed.
Intermittent urethral infusion of dimethylsulfoxide for urethral amyloidosis: a case report and literature review
Published in The Aging Male, 2022
Yunzhi Ii, Guojing Gao, Xiaoxing Liao, Jianghua Yang, Rongzhen Ye, Xiaofeng Zheng
A 63-year-old male patient was admitted to our outpatient department for aggravation of pain while urinating, difficulty voiding, frequent urination, and pain during intercourse going back one year. None of the patient’s personal, family history was unusual, and the patient had no history of urinary trauma or urethral surgery. Physical examination revealed normal developmental nutrition, normal liver and spleen volume, normal kidney, and bladder. The patient had a normal penis at the time of examination, and there was a light red mass around the ostium of urethra at the glans. The palpable mass ran along the urethra toward the base of the penis. The mass was about 7 cm long. Urinalysis showed white blood cells 10–20, red blood cells 20–30, and urine protein negative. Blood biochemistry, blood glucose, and prostate-specific tumor antigen findings were normal. Abdominal ultrasound and chest radiograph were normal.
Toxic effects and molecular mechanism of doxorubicin on different organs – an update
Published in Toxin Reviews, 2022
Kaviyarasi Renu, Lakshmi Prasanna Pureti, Balachandar Vellingiri, Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan
Doxorubicin administration impairs glucose and lipid metabolism due to which the body homeostasis is disrupted (Biondo et al.2016, de Lima Junior et al.2016, Heart et al.2016). Adipose tissue is of two types. One is white adipose tissue, which is considered to be an energy reservoir, and brown adipose tissue acts as a thermal insulator and generates heat during cold conditions (Saely et al.2012). Adipose tissue is the main organ involved in the process of glucose uptake upon insulin stimuli. Doxorubicin exhibits dual nature, which means it shows differential gene expression at different concentrations (Arunachalam et al.2012). Doxorubicin administration is found to impair lipid metabolism in adipose tissue. Doxorubicin at a lower dosage has down-regulated the process of lipogenesis via 5’AMPK signaling (Biondo et al.2016). The process of glucose transport across the adipocytes was dysregulated, which may be due to insulin resistance (Renu et al.2019). The mechanism of doxorubicin-induced adipotoxicity upon different animal models is elucidated in Figure 5 and Table 1.