What Is a Yeast Infection?
5. Complicated Yeast Infection
While the symptoms of a yeast infection can certainly be unpleasant, they are not likely to cause significant problems for the patient. The infection is also usually easy to treat, but this not always the case. Some patients will develop a complicated yeast infection, which means the symptoms are more severe, and the infection is harder to treat.
The pain and itchiness can be a lot worse than with a standard infection, and the patient can also develop sores and cracks in their skin. These will sometimes become infected, causing further discomfort for the patient. Somebody is also considered to have a complicated yeast infection if the infection returns more than three times in a single year.
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