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Alternate Names : Cutaneous Candidiasis
Yeast Infection of the Skin and Mucous Membranes | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring
A yeast infectiion is suspected when the healthcare provider sees the distinctive rash, or the thick white pasty residue it generates. The diagnosis can be confirmed with a scraping of the skin or residue that shows the yeast organisms.
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Yeast Infection of the Skin and Mucous Membranes: Symptoms & Signs
Yeast Infection of the Skin and Mucous Membranes: Prevention & Expectations
Author: Lynn West, MD Reviewer: Gail Hendrickson, RN, BS Date Reviewed: 08/01/01