Isolated congenital nail candidiasis: report of 6 cases

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Oct;29(10):974-6. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181ed6c25.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Candidiasis / congenital*
  • Candidiasis / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Nails / pathology*
  • Onychomycosis / congenital*
  • Onychomycosis / microbiology