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Chronic Candidiasis

MedGen UID:
163548
•Concept ID:
C0857069
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Candidiasis, chronic; Chronic candidiasis

Definition

Candidiasis that is persistent or long-standing in nature. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1: Clinical manifestations, pathogenetic features, and management approach.
Bjørklund G, Pivin M, Hangan T, Yurkovskaya O, Pivina L
Autoimmun Rev 2022 Aug;21(8):103135. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2022.103135. PMID: 35690244
ESCMID* guideline for the diagnosis and management of Candida diseases 2012: diagnostic procedures.
Cuenca-Estrella M, Verweij PE, Arendrup MC, Arikan-Akdagli S, Bille J, Donnelly JP, Jensen HE, Lass-Flörl C, Richardson MD, Akova M, Bassetti M, Calandra T, Castagnola E, Cornely OA, Garbino J, Groll AH, Herbrecht R, Hope WW, Kullberg BJ, Lortholary O, Meersseman W, Petrikkos G, Roilides E, Viscoli C, Ullmann AJ; ESCMID Fungal Infection Study Group
Clin Microbiol Infect 2012 Dec;18 Suppl 7:9-18. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12038. PMID: 23137134
Experimental basis for use of fluconazole for preventive or early treatment of disseminated candidiasis in granulocytopenic hosts.
Walsh TJ, Lee J, Aoki S, Mechinaud F, Bacher J, Lecciones J, Thomas V, Rubin M, Pizzo PA
Rev Infect Dis 1990 Mar-Apr;12 Suppl 3:S307-17. doi: 10.1093/clinids/12.supplement_3.s307. PMID: 2184509

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chronic Candidiasis in Children.
Green L, Dolen WK
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2017 May;17(5):31. doi: 10.1007/s11882-017-0699-9. PMID: 28429308
Infectious and dietary risk factors of oral cancer.
Meurman JH
Oral Oncol 2010 Jun;46(6):411-3. Epub 2010 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.03.003. PMID: 20381409
Update on autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes (APS).
Betterle C, Zanchetta R
Acta Biomed 2003 Apr;74(1):9-33. PMID: 12817789
Oral candidiasis.
Akpan A, Morgan R
Postgrad Med J 2002 Aug;78(922):455-9. doi: 10.1136/pmj.78.922.455. PMID: 12185216Free PMC Article
Candida tropicalis vulvovaginitis.
Horowitz BJ, Edelstein SW, Lippman L
Obstet Gynecol 1985 Aug;66(2):229-32. PMID: 3895072

Diagnosis

Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1: Clinical manifestations, pathogenetic features, and management approach.
Bjørklund G, Pivin M, Hangan T, Yurkovskaya O, Pivina L
Autoimmun Rev 2022 Aug;21(8):103135. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2022.103135. PMID: 35690244
Chronic Candidiasis in Children.
Green L, Dolen WK
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2017 May;17(5):31. doi: 10.1007/s11882-017-0699-9. PMID: 28429308
Update on autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes (APS).
Betterle C, Zanchetta R
Acta Biomed 2003 Apr;74(1):9-33. PMID: 12817789
Oral candidiasis.
Akpan A, Morgan R
Postgrad Med J 2002 Aug;78(922):455-9. doi: 10.1136/pmj.78.922.455. PMID: 12185216Free PMC Article
IgG4 immunodeficiency.
Heiner DC
N Engl Reg Allergy Proc 1988 Jan-Feb;9(1):43-50. doi: 10.2500/108854188778984509. PMID: 3362107

Therapy

Patients with STAT1 Gain-of-function Mutations Display Increased Apoptosis which is Reversed by the JAK Inhibitor Ruxolitinib.
Dotta L, Todaro F, Baronio M, Giacomelli M, Pinelli M, Giambarda M, Brognoli B, Greco S, Rota F, Cortesi M, Soresina A, Moratto D, Tomasi C, Ferraro RM, Giliani S, Badolato R
J Clin Immunol 2024 Apr 5;44(4):85. doi: 10.1007/s10875-024-01684-y. PMID: 38578354Free PMC Article
Vulvovaginal candidiasis in postmenopausal women: the role of hormone replacement therapy.
Fischer G, Bradford J
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2011 Oct;15(4):263-7. doi: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e3182241f1a. PMID: 21959570
Oral candidiasis.
Akpan A, Morgan R
Postgrad Med J 2002 Aug;78(922):455-9. doi: 10.1136/pmj.78.922.455. PMID: 12185216Free PMC Article
Chronic intestinal candidiasis as a possible etiological factor in the chronic fatigue syndrome.
Cater RE 2nd
Med Hypotheses 1995 Jun;44(6):507-15. doi: 10.1016/0306-9877(95)90515-4. PMID: 7476598
Candida tropicalis vulvovaginitis.
Horowitz BJ, Edelstein SW, Lippman L
Obstet Gynecol 1985 Aug;66(2):229-32. PMID: 3895072

Prognosis

Two Cases of Chronic Candidiasis in Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness Syndrome.
Bartenstein D, Chung HJ, Hussain S
Am J Dermatopathol 2018 Oct;40(10):e138-e141. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000001178. PMID: 29742560
Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy: report of three cases from Iran.
Seifi-Alan M, Shamsi R, Setoodeh A, Sayarifard F, Aghasi P, Kompani F, Ghafouri-Fard S, Abbasi F
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2016 Aug 1;29(8):979-83. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2016-0017. PMID: 27105486
Oral candidiasis.
Akpan A, Morgan R
Postgrad Med J 2002 Aug;78(922):455-9. doi: 10.1136/pmj.78.922.455. PMID: 12185216Free PMC Article
The genetic background of autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy and its autoimmune disease components.
Vogel A, Strassburg CP, Obermayer-Straub P, Brabant G, Manns MP
J Mol Med (Berl) 2002 Apr;80(4):201-11. Epub 2002 Feb 5 doi: 10.1007/s00109-001-0306-2. PMID: 11976729
Juvenile autoimmune polyendocrinopathy.
Brun JM
Horm Res 1982;16(5):308-16. doi: 10.1159/000179519. PMID: 7173823

Clinical prediction guides

Chronic Candidiasis in Children.
Green L, Dolen WK
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2017 May;17(5):31. doi: 10.1007/s11882-017-0699-9. PMID: 28429308
Cutaneous findings in sporadic and familial autosomal dominant hyper-IgE syndrome: a retrospective, single-center study of 21 patients diagnosed using molecular analysis.
Olaiwan A, Chandesris MO, Fraitag S, Lortholary O, Hermine O, Fischer A, de Prost Y, Picard C, Bodemer C
J Am Acad Dermatol 2011 Dec;65(6):1167-72. Epub 2011 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.09.714. PMID: 21703716
Anti-interferon autoantibodies in autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome type 1.
Meager A, Visvalingam K, Peterson P, Möll K, Murumägi A, Krohn K, Eskelin P, Perheentupa J, Husebye E, Kadota Y, Willcox N
PLoS Med 2006 Jul;3(7):e289. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030289. PMID: 16784312Free PMC Article
Adrenal cortex autoantibodies in subjects with normal adrenal function.
Betterle C, Coco G, Zanchetta R
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 Mar;19(1):85-99. doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2004.11.008. PMID: 15826924
The genetic background of autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy and its autoimmune disease components.
Vogel A, Strassburg CP, Obermayer-Straub P, Brabant G, Manns MP
J Mol Med (Berl) 2002 Apr;80(4):201-11. Epub 2002 Feb 5 doi: 10.1007/s00109-001-0306-2. PMID: 11976729

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