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congenital cutaneous candidiasis

congenital cutaneous candidiasis noun: 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.

Noun

congenital cutaneous candidiasis (uncountable)

  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.

Origin of congenital cutaneous candidiasis

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.

Questions about congenital cutaneous candidiasis

What does congenital cutaneous candidiasis mean?
Congenital cutaneous candidiasis means 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.
What part of speech is congenital cutaneous candidiasis?
Congenital cutaneous candidiasis is a noun.

Words near congenital cutaneous candidiasis in the dictionary

  1. congenital
  2. congenital amputee
  3. congenital amputees
  4. congenital analgesia
  5. congenital contractural arachnodactyly
  6. congenital cutaneous candidiasis
  7. congenital disorder
  8. congenital disorders
  9. congenital heart defect
  10. congenital heart defects
  11. congenital heart disease

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