Congenital cutaneous candidiasis: a case presentation.
When an infant presents in the delivery room with macular and papular skin lesions covering the trunk, extremities, and/or skin folds, the neonatal nurse practitioner covering deliveries must be aware of possible skin lesion differential diagnoses. Among these is congenital cutaneous candidiasis, a rare, usually benign skin infection. If this condition is recognized early, unnecessary testing and treatment of newborns who present with these symptoms might be avoided.
Knobel
Robin B
RB
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carrington Hall, CB #7460, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460, USA. knobel@email.unc.edu
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002179:Candidiasis, Cutaneous / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents