Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2021, Pages 144 - 146
Congenital Candidiasis in a Preterm Neonate: Raising Awareness of a Rare and Unpredictable Disease
Authors
Rami Abuhajj, Mohamed Abdoun*, Baneen Syeda, Rasha Abdulla, Abdulrahman Al Zahrani
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Arryan Hospital, Dr Suliman Al Habib Medical Group, PO Box 100266, Riyadh 11635, Saudi Arabia
*Corresponding author. Email: abdoonson111@gmail.com
Corresponding Author
Mohamed Abdoun
Received 16 April 2021, Accepted 18 October 2021, Available Online 20 November 2021.
- DOI
- 10.2991/dsahmj.k.211112.001How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Cutaneous candidiasis; preterm; neonates; skin rashes
- Abstract
Congenital cutaneous candidiasis is a rare disease that is usually misdiagnosed as a type of benign neonatal eruption. We report on a preterm infant born with diffuse skin rashes that evolved into various forms and misleading the diagnosis. The persistence of respiratory distress and worsening of chest X-ray findings should alert the physician to systemic involvement. A high index of suspicion and prompt systemic treatment can improve survival rates.
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- © 2021 Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group. Publishing services by Atlantis Press International B.V.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
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TY - JOUR AU - Rami Abuhajj AU - Mohamed Abdoun AU - Baneen Syeda AU - Rasha Abdulla AU - Abdulrahman Al Zahrani PY - 2021 DA - 2021/11/20 TI - Congenital Candidiasis in a Preterm Neonate: Raising Awareness of a Rare and Unpredictable Disease JO - Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal SP - 144 EP - 146 VL - 3 IS - 4 SN - 2590-3349 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/dsahmj.k.211112.001 DO - 10.2991/dsahmj.k.211112.001 ID - Abuhajj2021 ER -