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- Title
Chronic tongue pain and alopecia.
- Authors
Karagounis, Theodora; Yan, Di; Oza, Vikash; Kim, Randie
- Abstract
Fluconazole is first-line treatment for mucocutaneous candida infections in CMC patients regardless of subtype.6 CMC patients often require suppressive antifungal therapy and may develop azole-resistant infections.6 For patients with azole-unresponsive infections, immune modulators may be helpful. Keywords: chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis; genodermatosis; STAT-1 EN chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis genodermatosis STAT-1 e58 e60 3 12/23/21 20211101 NES 211101 CASE REPORT A 28-year-old Bangladeshi man was referred to dermatology for evaluation of a more than 25-year history of dorsal tongue pain that worsened with spicy or hot food and interfered with oral intake and brushing his teeth. DISCUSSION Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) represents a heterogeneous disorder characterized by chronic, non-invasive candida and dermatophyte infections of the mucous membranes skin, and nails.
- Subjects
THRUSH (Mouth disease); ALOPECIA areata; CHRONIC pain; BALDNESS
- Publication
Pediatric Dermatology, 2021, Vol 38, Issue 6, pe58
- ISSN
0736-8046
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/pde.14797