Cutaneous candidiasis during a disseminated candidiasis

France, CHU Saint-Louis Parasitologie-Mycologie

Cutaneous lesions in the setting of disseminated candidiasis. The macular papules have appeared on the trunk and the limbs. They are monomorphic, painless, not itching, unique or multiple, small sized, red coloured. Ten to 15% of the patients with a candidemia will present such cutaneous lesions.