Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

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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.