🍼 Section 280.2 · Candida in Immunocompetent Children & Adolescents

Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics 22nd Edition | Mucocutaneous candidiasis in healthy hosts: oral thrush (neonates, antibiotic-associated), Candida diaper dermatitis, paronychia/onychomycosis (fingernails), vulvovaginitis (pubertal females, risk factors: antibiotics, oral contraceptives, pregnancy, diabetes). Treatment: topical nystatin, clotrimazole, miconazole; oral fluconazole for refractory or extensive disease.