CHRONIC MUCOCUTANEOUS CANDIDIASIS - REPORT OF A CASE

Authors
RANCE F GIORDANOLABADIE F RITTIE JL BREMONT F BAZEX J DUTAU G
Citation
F. Rance et al., CHRONIC MUCOCUTANEOUS CANDIDIASIS - REPORT OF A CASE, La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris, 74(21-22), 1998, pp. 918-921
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris → ACNP
ISSN journal
00371777
Volume
74
Issue
21-22
Year of publication
1998
Pages
918 - 921
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-1777(1998)74:21-22<918:CMC-RO>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis is an uncommon condition characteriz ed by persistent candidial infection of the skin, mucous membranes, an d nails. Autoimmune or endocrine disorders are common concomitants. Th ere is a heterogeneous deficiency in cellular immunity. The clinical, laboratory, and therapeutic aspects of chronic mucocutaneous candidias is are discussed in the light of a pediatric case.