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Candida - skin - Management
How should I diagnose skin candida infection?
- The diagnosis of candida infection of the skin is usually made from characteristic features, and investigations are usually unnecessary:
- Soreness and itching is usual.
- Commonly affected areas include skin flexures (such as the groin, under the breasts, axillae, and perineal folds), interdigital web spaces, and the corners of the mouth.
- Thin-walled pustules with a red base may be present. Scale can accumulate, producing a white-yellow, curd-like substance over the infected area.
- In flexural areas (intertrigo) the skin fold is typically red and moist. As the condition develops, a typical fringed, irregular edge and pustular or papular satellite lesions may be present.
- If the web spaces of the toes or fingers are involved, marked maceration with a thick, horny layer is usually prominent.
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