Skin Syndrome
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Skin Syndrome |
Page Contents There are various skin symptoms:
Redness, or blush color, implies the presence of acetaldehyde. Acetaldehyde dilates capillaries in the skin. It is the exact same cause and mechanism which produces flushing in the face of someone who has had too much to drink. (Acetaldehyde is the first breakdown product of alcohol. Yeast produces alcohol, and acetaldehyde!) For someone who has not been drinking, it is a strong indicator of yeast growing in the skin at that area. Areas like this in the author's case are the face, ears, neck and throat, elbows, fingers, and toes. Sometimes the hands and feet are involved.
Soreness,
itching, and / or pain of the
skin
If the level of yeast skin infection increases, there can be some pain and / or itching, especially of the arms.
There can be a white flaky surface. This is likely caused by very rapid skin growth which takes place to replace damaged skin. The skin is growing faster than it can flake away, as normal skin would do without being noticed. See the article Supersensitive Skin.
Small
translucent
spots, or low blister-like structures,
both filled with clear fluid
These are usually about 1/16 inch in diameter. There is usually a group of these clustered together. They are called Candidids. They are always associated with a local skin colony of yeast. This happens when capillary dilation becomes extreme, because of a lot of local acetaldehyde. When the capillaries are so greatly dilated, they leak a lot of the clear fluid of the blood (called blood serum). The lymph system (the body's sewer system) cannot carry the fluid away fast enough, and it collects under the skin.
This collection of fluid has a damaging effect. It tends to separate the food and oxygen supply (the capillaries) from the living cells in the area. Those cell are starved, and die.
Splits
in the skin of the fingers with bleeding
and then scabbing
Collagen tissue is what gives skin its strength.
If it has been weakened, the skin will split quite easily. See the
section on Collagen.
Puffiness
of the skin over finger
knuckles
Caused by damage done to the skin cells. Usually the collagen has been weakened. Flexing the joints further damages the skin by collagen failure (splits in the skin). Bleeding can occur. The skins response is to build more skin, which itself may be faulty, because of collagen weakness. This thickens the skin, which makes splitting continue. Thick outer layers of the skin die, and will soon peal off.
Normally a cut begins to close in a few hours. The author has experienced a few incidences where there is no closure, even after several days. The cut looks like it just happened, but without the blood.
Upon application of an antifungal, such as Lotramin, the cut heals normally. In some cases, this is followed within a day or so by Candidid creation, and then skin cell death.
Analysis:
It is known that yeast has binding sites which tightly grab hold of fibrinogen. Fibrinogen is a fiber in the blood which is required for scabbing. No Fibrinogen, = no scabbing. The author's hypothesis is that the yeast interferes with wound closure by either inhibiting the fibrinogen, or by destroying it.
See Factors Contributing to Ca Growth in the Skin.
The cuticle over a finger or toe nail can be completely destroyed in as little as 12 hours. It separates from the nail, and disappears! The assumption is that yeast ate it! The infection appears to travel all the way up to the area where the nail is growing (its base). As new nail emerges into view over a few days, it clearly shows that nail growth has been modified, as it has a mottled pink and white appearance, rather than uniform in color.
Finger or toe nail beds have wavy ripples in them. This is caused by variation in the health of the nail growth area over time.
Yeast can grow in the skin just below the open end of the finger nail. The skin will be sore there. It can also eat its way under the nail. This happened to several toe nails of the author.
The author's uncut toenails will sometimes become bright white from Candida albicans growth in the nail material. (Note: albicans means "White.")
Hard
lumps in the skin ---
Lumpy
joints of fingers or toes ---
Crooked
fingers or toes
Acetaldehyde interferes with the Calcium Intercellular Messenger System. Read that section. The result is the creation of little calcium phosphate stones in the cells. These do not dissolve in water-based fluids, such as the blood. When the cells dump these, they can collect in the skin, and around the nearby finger or toe joints. Some will find their way into the urine, making it cloudy.
The worst case the author experienced was a hammer toe (due to deposits!) which developed in about 12 hours!!!
Collection around finger joints can lead to crooked fingers. Sight along the fingers, to see if they veer to the side at the joints. This will reverse if the fingers are kept clear of yeast infections, but it takes a long time.
Thickening
of the skin under and around cuts or
sores
Acetaldehyde has been shown to convert fat cells into another kind of cell, a fibroblast. These cells build collagen tissue by creating collagen fibers.
The author has had two cases where he had to treat cuts for yeast infection, in order to get them to heal. In those cases, there apparently was a large release of acetaldehyde, resulting in a thickening of the skin under the area. The thickening was not like a callous. It was just a thickening! Eventually (years!) the skin returns to normal.
Lesions
which eat through the skin
The author has experience 8 to 10 events on the shins of both legs. They typically start out at the site of an injury to the skin, such as a slight scratch or abrasion.
The shin areas have only a thin layer of skin over bone. Circulation is not well supported by underlying tissue - there isn't any.
The lesion progresses by first showing, typically, a row of tiny bright red dots (for a linear injury). These grow and coalesce into one lesion. The end result is as shown below. (Picture is not accurate!)
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This drawing is only a rough simulation of a yeast lesion. The center areas (in the author's case) were typically about 1/4 by 1/2 inches in size. It is so dark red that it verges on black. It consists of a combination of yeast in fungal form, and blood products (scab). It has eaten completely through the outer skin (1 to 3 mm). There is a clear borderline between it and the outer coloration. The outer areas start with bright red, and gradually shade outward to normal skin color. These outer areas result from pronounced dilation of capillaries in the skin, which color the skin. The dilation is caused by the effects of acetaldehyde. |
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