immune disorders
Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis
Diagnosis of Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis
Examination of a sample from the infected area under a microscope Sometimes genetic testing Doctors suspectCandidainfection when people frequently have mouth, scalp, skin, and nail infections with the characteristic skin changes. Examining a sample from the infected area under a microscope and identifying the yeast can confirm that aCandidainfection is the cause. Because people without an immunodeficiency disorder occasionally developCandidainfection, doctors then check for common risk factors forCandidainfection, such as diabetes or recent use of antibiotics. If people with frequentCandidainfections have no risk factors forCandidainfections, the diagnosis is likely to be chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. Blood tests to check for a specific genetic mutation can confirm the diagnosis. 