Abstract:Over a, period of eight years 256 cases of suspected candidiasis were investigated in private dermatological office practice by direct microscopic and cultural methods. Laboratory investigation cannot define the limits of disease with precision and the significance of the laboratory findings can only be made by the clinician, who cannot delegate responsibility for the final diagnosis. The majority of cases of intertriginous eandidiasis appeared to be secondary to intertriginous (seborrhoeic) dermatitis, diabet… Show more
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