Korean J Med Mycol.  1999 Dec;4(2):98-103.

Superficial Cutaneous Candidiasis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Dermatology, college of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Dermatology, college of Medicine, Chung Ang Univeristy, Kyongju, Korea.

Abstract

Candidiasis is an acute or chronic infection caused most commonly by Candida albicans and occasionally by other species of the genus Candida. The superficial cutaneous candidiasis is varied; oral Candidiasis, perieche, candidal vulvovaginitis, candidal balanitis, candidal intertrigo, erosio interdigitalis blastomycetica, perianal candidiasis, candidal paronychia, candidal onychia, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, congenital cutaneous candidiasis, and candidid. Diagnosis can be made by typical appearance of the clinical lesions and the presence of satellite vesicopustules. This can be confirmed by KOH examination and culture of skin scrapings. Treatment is the correction of predisposing factors, topical therapy of imidazoles and/or systemic administration of itraconazole or fluconazole.

Keyword

Superficial cutaneous candidiasis

MeSH Terms

Balanitis
Candida
Candida albicans
Candidiasis
Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous
Candidiasis, Cutaneous*
Candidiasis, Oral
Causality
Diagnosis
Fluconazole
Imidazoles
Intertrigo
Itraconazole
Male
Paronychia
Skin
Vulvovaginitis
Fluconazole
Imidazoles
Itraconazole
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