Isolated congenital nail candidiasis: report of 6 cases.
Congenital candidal infection usually presents as skin rash but it can also affect skin appendages. Nail involvement in congenital candidiasis is rare and has been usually associated with cutaneous lesions. We report 6 cases of congenital candidiasis limited to nail plates that had favorable outcome.
Sánchez-Schmidt
Julia M
JM
Department of Dermatology, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu-University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. JSanchezS@parcdesalutmar.cat
Vicente-Villa
M Asunción
MA
Viñas-Arenas
Miquel
M
Gené-Giralt
Amadeu
A
González-Enseñat
M Antonia
MA
D002177:Candidiasis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009262:Nails / Q000473:pathology*; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000382:microbiology