Cutaneous Candidiasis
Summary
This is an article that discusses the management of cutaneous candidiasis.
Basics
This is a superficial skin infection caused by Candida albicans. The infection commonly affects certain areas of the body: under the breasts, intergluteal cleft, axillae, the groins, nail folds, neck folds, peri-anal, perineum, and the groins in infants.
Description
- Red raw-looking patches
- The lesions appear moist (weeping)
- It has peripheral outlying white pustules, red scaly lesions which become confluent
Management
General
- Exclude diseases that cause immunosuppression, such as HIV and Diabetes Mellitus.
Management
- Imidazole: Clotrimazole 1% cream applied three times per day for 14 days.
References and Further Reading
1. The National Department of Health, South Africa: Essential Drugs
Programme. Primary Healthcare Standard Treatment Guideline and
Essential Medicine List. 7th ed. South African National Department of Health;
2020.
2.Paul A. Volberding, MD, University of California San Francisco. Dermatological Manifestations of HIV. License Public Domain.
2.Paul A. Volberding, MD, University of California San Francisco. Dermatological Manifestations of HIV. License Public Domain.
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