Abstract

PINEDA-MURILLO, Javier; CORTES-FIGUEROA, Arturo Ángel; URIBARREN-BERRUETA, Teresita del Niño Jesús  and  CASTANON-OLIVARES, Laura Rosio. Vaginal candidiasis. First part: epidemiology and current state of Mexico. Revista médica Risaralda [online]. 2015, vol.21, n.1, pp.58-63. ISSN 0122-0667.

This section presents data from different authors in terms of etiology, epidemiology, physiopathogeny and the clinical profile of vulvovaginal candidiasis or vulvovaginal candidosis, with special attention to the current scenario in Mexico, a country where it is the only mycosis of mandatory reporting to health authorities, situation that motivated us to carry out the present literature review. The assessed literature took into account the 2007- 2013 period. The vulvovaginitis by Candida spp. (VVC), is an infection that usually is not considered disabling, but its clinical manifestations can give rise to great stress in patients. In Mexico, the epidemiological studies have been focused, primarily, in describing the frequency with which Candida is associated with cases of vulvovaginitis and the clinical response to different therapies; However, it is evident the lack of studies that relate the presence of Candida with different risk factors, the frequency of women who resort to selfmedication and studies focused on the pathophysiology of the vulvovaginitis caused by this pathogen. According to the literature consulted, these circumstances are known and are still cause for study in developed countries.

Keywords : Vulvovaginitis; Candida; candidiasis; Mexico; Latin America; diagnosis; treatment; epidemiology.

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