A Case of Spontaneous Recovery in an Infant with Nail Candidiasis Probably Related to Nail Trauma During Vaginal Delivery

Infect Drug Resist. 2024 Jul 22:17:3185-3188. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S470784. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Onychomycosis in infants is a rare fungal infection. The condition is frequently linked to congenital or secondary immunodeficiency, as well as exposure to contaminated environments. In this report, we present a case of infant onychomycosis, likely infected during birth delivery from the mother with vaginal candidiasis. However, both the infant and the mother recovered spontaneously without any treatment over several months.

Keywords: Candida albicans; infant; neonatal candidiasis; onychomycosis; self-healing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

Grants and funding

This work was supported in part by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NM 82272358), Key Research and Development Plan of Jining (2022YXNS127 and 2023YXNS001).