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Candida paronychia
Occupational Disease Candida paronychia
Candida paronychia Category Infection, Occupational
Candida paronychia Severity
Subacute
Candida paronychia Synonyms
Candida onychomycosis; Candidiasis; Candida albicans infection
Information on Candida paronychia Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
Workers who do wet work (cannery workers, bartenders, and food handlers) or who wear occlusive gloves for prolonged periods (dental, healthcare, and semiconductor clean room workers) are at increased risk for this skin infection. Patients with AIDS, neutropenia, and diabetes have a higher risk of infection because of impaired immunity. [Chin, p. 81-3], [Marks, p. 281], [LaDou, p. 281]
Candida paronychia Latency
Days
Candida paronychia References
http://tray.dermatology.uiowa.edu/Onychomyco01.htm