Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 28, 2026

Author Spotlight: Oral Candida Diagnosis to Advance Clinical Treatment Regimen for pSS Patients
Published on: March 1, 2024
Congenital candidiasis: an uncommon skin eruption presenting at birth
Rick Siriratsivawong, Michelle Pavlis1, Saul R Hymes
1Stony Brook Medicine, Department of Dermatology, 181 Belle Mead Rd, Ste 5, East Setauket, NY 11733, USA. michelle.pavlis@gmail.com.
Abstract:
We present the case of a preterm neonate who was born with respiratory distress and a papulovesicular rash that was diagnosed as congenital candidiasis (CC). The mother was asymptomatic. The cutaneous eruption and respiratory distress improved following treatment with systemic antifungals. Congenital candidiasis ranges in presentation from isolated cutaneous involvement to severe multisystem disease. Given its rarity among neonatal skin eruptions, heightened suspicion is required for prompt diagnosis and treatment.
Related Concept Videos
Skin Diseases and Disorders
Gram-positive Staphylococcus spp. and Streptococcus spp. are responsible for many of the most common skin infections. However, many...
Development of the Oral Microbiota
Cytomegalovirus Disease
Development of Immunocompetence
The initial cells that migrate from the fetal thymus settle within the skin and epithelial tissues lining the mouth, digestive tract, and in females, the uterus and vagina. These cells, including skin-based dendritic cells, serve as antigen-presenting cells, playing a key role in T cell activation.
Subsequent T...
Staphylococcal Skin Infections
Sexually Transmitted Infections
