Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis

Skin
Nails
And mucuous membranes

Characterized by
Chronic
Infections

Chronic
Mucocutaneous
Candidiasis

Sometimes associated with endocrinopathies
Autosomal recessive forms
The syndromes have been reported
Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis

The Infection spreads from the perenial
And circumoral areas
Scalp, and face
Usually involving fingernails and toenails

Generalized T-cell dysfunction
Severe intestinal pneumonia
Endocrine dysfunction
Endocrinopathy

Serum antibodies
React with a variety of endocrine tissues
This disorder reflects
A generalized autoimmune process