Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis Flashcards
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Characterized as persistent or recurrent Candida infections of the oropharynx, skin, and nail apparatus.
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Chronic mucocutaneous candida
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Inheritance
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AR or sporadic
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onset
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infancy or early childhood
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Refractory to conventional therapy.Relapsing after successul therapy. Chronic infection results in hypertrophic (leukoplakic) candidiasis
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Oropharyngeal candidiasis
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Cutaneous candidiasis manifestation
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Intertrigo Widespread infection of the face,trunk,and/or extremities. Lesions become hypertrophic in chronic untreated cases.Infection on the nail apparatus is universal: Chronic paronychia; nail plate infection and dystrophy; eventually total nail dystrophy.