Cutaneous candidiasis

Cutaneous candidiasis is a superficial fungal infection of the skin primarily caused by the opportunistic yeast *Candida albicans*, as well as other non-albicans *Candida* species

Cutaneous candidiasis is a superficial fungal infection of the skin primarily caused by the opportunistic yeast *Candida albicans*, as well as other non-albicans *Candida* species It predominantly affects the integumentary system, flourishing in warm, moist, and occluded intertriginous areas such as the axillae, groin, inframammary folds, and digital web spaces Pathophysiologically driven by epidermal barrier compromise, local maceration, or altered host immunity, the condition clinically manife...

Pathophysiologically driven by epidermal barrier compromise, local maceration, or altered host immunity, the condition clinically manifests as pruritic, bright red erythematous patches accompanied by maceration, peripheral scaling, and characteristic satellite pustules or papules

Pathophysiologically driven by epidermal barrier compromise, local maceration, or altered host immunity, the condition clinically manifests as pruritic, bright red erythematous patches accompanied by maceration, peripheral scaling, and characteristic satellite pustules or papules