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Wow. In working on this site, I was reviewing my research and found a glaring error in my theory: I had misread something and had come to the conclusion that Candida was responsible for HS. I probably made that leap when I read this web page: http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/cache/-912654264.htm. As you can see there, the actual cause they list for seborrhoeic dermatitis is the yeast, Pityrosporum ovale. They go on to say "Secondary infection with Candida ... is common" so this may be where I changed my focus to Candida albicans research. I realized this error when I came accross a post I had made in the HS-USA forum, which stated: "Is HS related to dandruff, dry flaky skin and pityrosporum folliculitis? Is it possible that a slight T-cell defect that some people inherit genetically affects their body's ability to fight the yeast-related fungus pityrosporum ovale, which lives on fatty oils on the body like those that are created in the Apocrine sweat glands? And could it be that as a result, this fungus grows inside the Apocrine glands causing swelling which creates an opportunity for staphylococcus aureus to invade? If so, the genetic problem with the T-cells probably can not be addressed. However, the fungus and the bacteria can. While these bacteria and fungus are a normal part of everyone's cutaneous flora, they are not something that our bodies can live with because the T-cell defect. Possible experiment to test this theory: Wash your entire body, head to toe, with Nizoral brand dandruff shampoo from Overall, this treatment would be cheap and easy, and I don't think there could be any side effects. It's worth trying and I will post my results ASAP." I know I said I wasn't going to mention colloidal silver, but I did mention it in that post and I felt I should include the entire post here so that no one thinks I am hiding anything. I still believe that colloidal silver may have effective antibacterial properties, but for now, I'm still using antibacterial soap instead. I crossed out the Johnson & Johnson reference and corrected it from the original post. So to all the people who have been shooting holes in my theory and claiming that Candida may not be related at all, all I can say is that your point is absolutely valid, and you may be right. Treating yourself for a Candida overgrowth may not be a treatment for HS. However, my treatment using ketoconazole (and possibly betadine) is still correct because it kills Pityrosporum ovale, which might be the actual cause of infections of the apocrine glands that results in HS. I feel that Candida may still play a fairly major role for many HS sufferers as a secondary systemic infection, but Pityrosporum ovale may have paved the way. My research continues. This site, Pub Med, may be where I stopped researching Pityrosporum ovale, largely because I did not suffer from pityriasis versicolor P. But Candida is still indicated in many of the other symptoms that are very common in HS sufferers, including me and my family. I will continue to research the relationship between Pityrosporum ovale and Candida Albicans. |
Sincerely,
~Jason Cameron
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