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Mucocutaneous candidiasis

MedGen UID:
2804
Concept ID:
C0006848
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Candida infection of skin and mucous membranes; Mucocutaneous Candidiasis
SNOMED CT: Candida infection of skin and mucous membranes (29147005); Mucocutaneous candidiasis (29147005)

Definition

A fungal infection of the skin, nails, oral and vaginal mucosal sites caused by species of the genus Candida. It manifests with white discoloration of the tongue and swelling, redness, and tenderness of the nails. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Jing D, Liang G, Li X, Liu W
Front Immunol 2024;15:1343138. Epub 2024 Jan 24 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1343138. PMID: 38327523Free PMC Article
Fischer M, Olbrich P, Hadjadj J, Aumann V, Bakhtiar S, Barlogis V, von Bismarck P, Bloomfield M, Booth C, Buddingh EP, Cagdas D, Castelle M, Chan AY, Chandrakasan S, Chetty K, Cougoul P, Crickx E, Dara J, Deyà-Martínez A, Farmand S, Formankova R, Gennery AR, Gonzalez-Granado LI, Hagin D, Hanitsch LG, Hanzlikovà J, Hauck F, Ivorra-Cortés J, Kisand K, Kiykim A, Körholz J, Leahy TR, van Montfrans J, Nademi Z, Nelken B, Parikh S, Plado S, Ramakers J, Redlich A, Rieux-Laucat F, Rivière JG, Rodina Y, Júnior PR, Salou S, Schuetz C, Shcherbina A, Slatter MA, Touzot F, Unal E, Lankester AC, Burns S, Seppänen MRJ, Neth O, Albert MH, Ehl S, Neven B, Speckmann C
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2024 Jan;153(1):275-286.e18. Epub 2023 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.10.018. PMID: 37935260
van de Veerdonk FL, Netea MG
J Infect 2016 Jul 5;72 Suppl:S56-60. Epub 2016 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.04.023. PMID: 27161991

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Fernández Miró M, Colom Comí C, Godoy Lorenzo R
Med Clin (Barc) 2021 Sep 10;157(5):241-246. Epub 2021 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.02.004. PMID: 33958142
Winthrop KL, Mariette X, Silva JT, Benamu E, Calabrese LH, Dumusc A, Smolen JS, Aguado JM, Fernández-Ruiz M
Clin Microbiol Infect 2018 Jun;24 Suppl 2:S21-S40. Epub 2018 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.02.002. PMID: 29447987
Green L, Dolen WK
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2017 May;17(5):31. doi: 10.1007/s11882-017-0699-9. PMID: 28429308
Toubiana J, Okada S, Hiller J, Oleastro M, Lagos Gomez M, Aldave Becerra JC, Ouachée-Chardin M, Fouyssac F, Girisha KM, Etzioni A, Van Montfrans J, Camcioglu Y, Kerns LA, Belohradsky B, Blanche S, Bousfiha A, Rodriguez-Gallego C, Meyts I, Kisand K, Reichenbach J, Renner ED, Rosenzweig S, Grimbacher B, van de Veerdonk FL, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Picard C, Marodi L, Morio T, Kobayashi M, Lilic D, Milner JD, Holland S, Casanova JL, Puel A; International STAT1 Gain-of-Function Study Group
Blood 2016 Jun 23;127(25):3154-64. Epub 2016 Apr 25 doi: 10.1182/blood-2015-11-679902. PMID: 27114460Free PMC Article
Rowen JL
Semin Perinatol 2003 Oct;27(5):406-13. doi: 10.1016/s0146-0005(03)00066-1. PMID: 14626505

Diagnosis

Fernández Miró M, Colom Comí C, Godoy Lorenzo R
Med Clin (Barc) 2021 Sep 10;157(5):241-246. Epub 2021 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.02.004. PMID: 33958142
Okada S, Asano T, Moriya K, Boisson-Dupuis S, Kobayashi M, Casanova JL, Puel A
J Clin Immunol 2020 Nov;40(8):1065-1081. Epub 2020 Aug 27 doi: 10.1007/s10875-020-00847-x. PMID: 32852681Free PMC Article
Millsop JW, Fazel N
Clin Dermatol 2016 Jul-Aug;34(4):487-94. Epub 2016 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2016.02.022. PMID: 27343964
Rowen JL
Semin Perinatol 2003 Oct;27(5):406-13. doi: 10.1016/s0146-0005(03)00066-1. PMID: 14626505
Vazquez JA, Sobel JD
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2002 Dec;16(4):793-820, v. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(02)00042-9. PMID: 12512182

Therapy

Fischer M, Olbrich P, Hadjadj J, Aumann V, Bakhtiar S, Barlogis V, von Bismarck P, Bloomfield M, Booth C, Buddingh EP, Cagdas D, Castelle M, Chan AY, Chandrakasan S, Chetty K, Cougoul P, Crickx E, Dara J, Deyà-Martínez A, Farmand S, Formankova R, Gennery AR, Gonzalez-Granado LI, Hagin D, Hanitsch LG, Hanzlikovà J, Hauck F, Ivorra-Cortés J, Kisand K, Kiykim A, Körholz J, Leahy TR, van Montfrans J, Nademi Z, Nelken B, Parikh S, Plado S, Ramakers J, Redlich A, Rieux-Laucat F, Rivière JG, Rodina Y, Júnior PR, Salou S, Schuetz C, Shcherbina A, Slatter MA, Touzot F, Unal E, Lankester AC, Burns S, Seppänen MRJ, Neth O, Albert MH, Ehl S, Neven B, Speckmann C
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2024 Jan;153(1):275-286.e18. Epub 2023 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.10.018. PMID: 37935260
Winthrop KL, Mariette X, Silva JT, Benamu E, Calabrese LH, Dumusc A, Smolen JS, Aguado JM, Fernández-Ruiz M
Clin Microbiol Infect 2018 Jun;24 Suppl 2:S21-S40. Epub 2018 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.02.002. PMID: 29447987
Millsop JW, Fazel N
Clin Dermatol 2016 Jul-Aug;34(4):487-94. Epub 2016 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2016.02.022. PMID: 27343964
Ling Y, Puel A
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2014 Oct;105 Suppl 1:34-40. doi: 10.1016/S0001-7310(14)70016-X. PMID: 25398490
Kirkpatrick CH
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2001 Feb;20(2):197-206. doi: 10.1097/00006454-200102000-00017. PMID: 11224843

Prognosis

Jing D, Liang G, Li X, Liu W
Front Immunol 2024;15:1343138. Epub 2024 Jan 24 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1343138. PMID: 38327523Free PMC Article
Fernández Miró M, Colom Comí C, Godoy Lorenzo R
Med Clin (Barc) 2021 Sep 10;157(5):241-246. Epub 2021 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.02.004. PMID: 33958142
Okada S, Asano T, Moriya K, Boisson-Dupuis S, Kobayashi M, Casanova JL, Puel A
J Clin Immunol 2020 Nov;40(8):1065-1081. Epub 2020 Aug 27 doi: 10.1007/s10875-020-00847-x. PMID: 32852681Free PMC Article
Toubiana J, Okada S, Hiller J, Oleastro M, Lagos Gomez M, Aldave Becerra JC, Ouachée-Chardin M, Fouyssac F, Girisha KM, Etzioni A, Van Montfrans J, Camcioglu Y, Kerns LA, Belohradsky B, Blanche S, Bousfiha A, Rodriguez-Gallego C, Meyts I, Kisand K, Reichenbach J, Renner ED, Rosenzweig S, Grimbacher B, van de Veerdonk FL, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Picard C, Marodi L, Morio T, Kobayashi M, Lilic D, Milner JD, Holland S, Casanova JL, Puel A; International STAT1 Gain-of-Function Study Group
Blood 2016 Jun 23;127(25):3154-64. Epub 2016 Apr 25 doi: 10.1182/blood-2015-11-679902. PMID: 27114460Free PMC Article
Obermayer-Straub P, Strassburg CP, Manns MP
J Hepatol 2000;32(1 Suppl):181-97. doi: 10.1016/s0168-8278(00)80425-0. PMID: 10728804

Clinical prediction guides

Fernández Miró M, Colom Comí C, Godoy Lorenzo R
Med Clin (Barc) 2021 Sep 10;157(5):241-246. Epub 2021 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.02.004. PMID: 33958142
Winthrop KL, Mariette X, Silva JT, Benamu E, Calabrese LH, Dumusc A, Smolen JS, Aguado JM, Fernández-Ruiz M
Clin Microbiol Infect 2018 Jun;24 Suppl 2:S21-S40. Epub 2018 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.02.002. PMID: 29447987
Green L, Dolen WK
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2017 May;17(5):31. doi: 10.1007/s11882-017-0699-9. PMID: 28429308
Toubiana J, Okada S, Hiller J, Oleastro M, Lagos Gomez M, Aldave Becerra JC, Ouachée-Chardin M, Fouyssac F, Girisha KM, Etzioni A, Van Montfrans J, Camcioglu Y, Kerns LA, Belohradsky B, Blanche S, Bousfiha A, Rodriguez-Gallego C, Meyts I, Kisand K, Reichenbach J, Renner ED, Rosenzweig S, Grimbacher B, van de Veerdonk FL, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Picard C, Marodi L, Morio T, Kobayashi M, Lilic D, Milner JD, Holland S, Casanova JL, Puel A; International STAT1 Gain-of-Function Study Group
Blood 2016 Jun 23;127(25):3154-64. Epub 2016 Apr 25 doi: 10.1182/blood-2015-11-679902. PMID: 27114460Free PMC Article
Ling Y, Puel A
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2014 Oct;105 Suppl 1:34-40. doi: 10.1016/S0001-7310(14)70016-X. PMID: 25398490

Recent systematic reviews

Mirza VS, Zaino ML, Feldman SR
J Drugs Dermatol 2023 Dec 1;22(12):1197-1203. doi: 10.36849/JDD.7579. PMID: 38051840
Mushi MF, Olum R, Bongomin F
Med Mycol 2022 Jul 9;60(7) doi: 10.1093/mmy/myac037. PMID: 35781514
Sharifinejad N, Zaki-Dizaji M, Tebyanian S, Zainaldain H, Jamee M, Rizvi FS, Hosseinzadeh S, Fayyaz F, Hamedifar H, Sabzevari A, Matloubi M, Heropolitańska-Pliszka E, Aghamahdi F, Abolhassani H, Azizi G
Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2021 Aug;17(8):807-817. Epub 2021 Jun 3 doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2021.1925543. PMID: 33957837
Zhang W, Chen X, Gao G, Xing S, Zhou L, Tang X, Zhao X, An Y
Front Immunol 2021;12:654406. Epub 2021 Mar 11 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.654406. PMID: 33777053Free PMC Article
Lee PP, Chan KW, Lee TL, Ho MH, Chen XY, Li CH, Chu KM, Zeng HS, Lau YL
Clin Infect Dis 2012 Jan 15;54(2):e8-e19. Epub 2011 Nov 7 doi: 10.1093/cid/cir754. PMID: 22065867

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