Abstract

We report a case of neonatal cutaneous candidiasis on the right forearm in a 24-day-old infant. She showed well-defined 1.0×0.8 cm & 0.5×0.4 cm-sized erythematous patches with pustules and vesicles on the right forearm. The diagnosis was confirmed by 15% KOH preparation of the lesion, fungal culture and germ tube test. The 15% KOH preparation of the lesion showed numerous pseudohyphae and blastospores and fungal culture from the lesions on Sabouraud's dextrose agar containing antibacterial antibiotics showed white creamy colonies. The germ tube test revealed germ tube formation of Candida albicans. Skin biopsy was not available because of parents were not wanted. She had been treated with topical lanoconazole and lesions were improved, and recurrence is not observed.

Keywords

Neonatal cutaneous candidiasis Forearm

KJMM 2005 December;10(4):173-176(4). Epub 2016 February 20
Copyright © 2005 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Jae Woo Lim; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Yong Hwan Lee; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Moo Kyu Suh; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Gyoung Yim Ha; Departments of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Corresponding

Moo Kyu Suh, Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. Tel: (054) 770-8269, Fax: (054) 773-1581, e-mail: mksuhmd@hanmail.net

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Jae Woo Lim

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Yong Hwan Lee

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Moo Kyu Suh

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Gyoung Yim Ha

Departments of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 20