Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Skin infection - fungal; Fungal infection - skin; Skin infection - yeast; Yeast infection - skin; Intertriginous candidiasis
Treatment
General hygiene is vital to the treatment of cutaneous candidiasis. Keeping the skin dry and exposed to air is helpful. Weight loss may eliminate the problem in obese people. Proper blood sugar control may also be helpful to those with diabetes.
Antifungal skin creams or ointments may be used to treat infection of the skin, mouth, or vagina. Antifungal medications taken by mouth may be necessary for folliculitis, nail infection, or severe candida infections involving the mouth, throat, or vagina.
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
Cutaneous candidiasis usually goes away with treatment. Repeat infections are common.
Complications
- Infection of nails may cause nails to become oddly shaped and may cause infection around the nail
- Recurrence (repeat episodes) of candida skin infection
- Widespread (disseminated)
candidiasis may occur in immunocompromised individuals
Calling your health care provider
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you develop symptoms of cutaneous candidiasis.
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Review Date: 09/15/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Instructor in Medicine,
Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of
Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
