Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

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Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
OMIM 607644 606415 114580 212050
eMedicine derm/569 
MeSH D002178

Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis is an immune disorder of T cells.[1]

As its name implies, it is characterized by ass chronic candidiasis infection. However, it can also be associated with other types of infections, such as human papilloma virus.[2]

An association with chromosome 2 has been identified.[3]

References

  1. "Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis: Immunodeficiency Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition".
  2. "Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. DermNet NZ".
  3. Atkinson TP, Schäffer AA, Grimbacher B; et al. (2001). "An immune defect causing dominant chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis and thyroid disease maps to chromosome 2p in a single family". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 69 (4): 791–803. doi:10.1086/323611. PMC 1226065. PMID 11517424. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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