English Explanatory Dictionary

congenital cutaneous candidiasis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fungal infection in infants, characterized by red patches and small bumps on the skin or in the mouth, appearing at birth or a few days after birth.

Word forms

congenital cutaneous candidiasis

Etymology

From Candida, the type of yeast that causes this infection. This term replaced Beck-Ibrahim disease since the latter's namesake, Yusuf Ibraham, is associated with Nazi euthanasia.

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