Candiasis

Diagnosis: Candiasis

Candiasis

Clinical Presentation

Candiasis

Clinical History

Submitted by Ellie Goulding MD. Originally posted January 23, 2017.

Treatment

See case discussion.

Differential Diagnosis

• Intertrigo • Tinea corporis/cruris • Erythrasma • Inverse psoriasis • Seborrheic dermatitis • Contact dermatitis

Key Learnings

• Caused by Candida species (primarily C. albicans) • Beefy red, macerated plaques with satellite pustules — pathognomonic • Predilection: intertriginous areas, oral cavity, vulvovaginitis, nail folds • Risk factors: diabetes, immunosuppression, antibiotics, moisture, obesity • Oral candidiasis (thrush): white plaques that scrape off revealing erythematous base • KOH: pseudohyphae and budding yeast cells

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