«Cradle cap occurs due to an overgrowth of
a normal skin fungus / yeast, secondary to stimulation from maternal hormones while the baby is still in the womb.
Not exact matches
In the first study of human fungal
skin diversity, National Institutes of Health researchers sequenced the DNA of
fungi at
skin sites of healthy adults to define the
normal populations across the
skin and to provide a framework for investigating fungal
skin conditions.
The researchers identified
fungi from two phyla, Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes, as part of the
normal fungal census at the 14
skin sites.
This
fungus belongs to a family of yeasts called Candida albicans, and under
normal circumstances it's a harmless part of your
skin, intestines, and for women, your vagina.
When the
skin is inflamed, the
normal bacteria and
fungi that inhabit it can cause secondary infections.
Accumulation of ear wax,
skin oil, and other debris feed the bacteria and
fungi that live in the
normal ear canal leading them to proliferate.
The yeast organisms are
fungi called Malassezia pachydermatis and they are
normal on the
skin and in the ears.
Ringworm
fungus does not penetrate
normal skin.