Clinical and Developmental Immunology · 2010 · 23 citations · 15 references
Life SciencesDermatologyImmunologyAntimicrobial PharmacotherapyMedical MicrobiologyMucosal ImmunologyAntifungal PharmacotherapyAntifungal ResistanceAntifungal TherapyFungal ImmunologyFungal InfectionsSkin InfectionsCandida Albicans InfectionCandida TherapyCandidiasis Drug ResistanceChronic Mucocutaneous CandidiasisCutaneous CandidiasisFungal Skin DiseasesMucocutaneous Candidiasis TreatmentRecurrent Fungal Infections
Refractory or recurrent infections of skin, nails, and the mucous membranes are clinical signs of chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, frequently associated with immunological defects. Here we describe a 39-years-old female patient, with familial CMC, that presented with an extensive infection caused by an azole-resistant Candida albicans isolate, successfully treated with posaconazole.
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