Infantile Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis:A Case Report and Laboratory Study / 中华皮肤科杂志
Chinese Journal of Dermatology
;
(12)2003.
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en Chino
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-525403
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinical and laboratory profiles of a case of infantile chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis due to malnutrition.Methods Skin specimens were collected and examined by KOH preparation,fungus culture,biochemical tests and molecular biological study.The pathogenic strain and antimicrobial susceptibility were defined.Results A 5 month-old-girl was presented with big head,and erythema,erosion and crust on her head,auricles,nostrils,oral cavity,neck and buttocks,and itching,for 1 month.Dystrophic hair and nails were observed.Candida albicans was isolated from specimens of the buttocks and Candida glabrata from the scalp.The abnormalities,CD16+ (56 6.5%),serum IgG (6.74 g/L),IgA (0.321 g/L),and albumin (18 g/L) were found with flow cytometry and immunoassays.Conclusion The patient is diagnosed as infantile chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis,who is immunocompromised due to protein malnutrition.
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Chinese Journal of Dermatology
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2003
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