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. 

Keywords

Superficial cutaneous candidiasis

KJMM 1999 December;4(2):98-103(6). Epub 2016 February 23
Copyright © 1999 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Moo Kyu Suh; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea
Kyu Joong Ahn; Department of Dermatology, college of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
Byung In Ro; Department of Dermatology, college of Medicine, Chung Ang Univeristy, Kyongju, Korea

Corresponding

Moo Kyu Suh, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea.

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Moo Kyu Suh

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea

Kyu Joong Ahn

Department of Dermatology, college of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea

Byung In Ro

Department of Dermatology, college of Medicine, Chung Ang Univeristy, Kyongju, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 23