Pediatr. praxi 2018; 19(3): 134-138 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2018.079

Yeast infection in childhood from view of pediatric and adolescent gynecologist

MUDr. Hana Kosová, Ph.D.

Gynekologie Studentský dům Praha

Infection of external genitalis is the most common gynecologal problem in children. Child is not smaller adult, and this is reasonof different etiology, diagnostic´s method and treatment compared with kolpitis in adult. Yeast infection is typical example. Thisillnes is the most common inflammation of vagina in adult, in rest period we cannot meet it. Vagina is not influenced by femalehormons in rest period, we cannot find out typical vaginal microbiom, so pH of vagina is higher, epitel cells are without glycogen.The most often we can find in vagina during childhood patogenic bacterias from GIT tract and upper respiratory tract. Duringsexual development according to higher level of female hormons occure physiological mircrobiom, pH of vagina is low. This isreason, why yeast infection in sexual development period occures quitte often, but we must exclude bacterial vaginosis andaerobic kolpitis.

Keywords: vulvovaginitis, rest period, period of sexual development, yeast infection, physiological vaginal microflora

Received: April 10, 2017; Accepted: April 11, 2017; Published: July 1, 2018  Show citation