A Case of Congenital Cutaneous Candidiasis / 대한피부과학회지

ABSTRACT

We report, a 1-day-old male with congenital cutaneous candidiasis who had generalized erythematous papules and pustules on the whole body including palms and soles from birth. At 5th month of pregnancy, his mother had a history of vaginal candidiasis for a month KOH mount of pus from pustules of several different sites showed budding spores and pseudohrphae and fungus culture revealed the growth of Candida albicans We believe this to he the first documented case of congenital cutaneous candidiasis in Korean literature.