Genital-oral transmission of Candida lusitaniae

Int J STD AIDS. 2024 Oct 29:9564624241296582. doi: 10.1177/09564624241296582. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Candida lusitaniae is a vaginal commensal. Cases of vaginitis, vulvovaginitis and recurrent vulvovaginitis caused by this yeast are very rare. In the oral cavity, C. lusitaniae causes stomatitis in immunocompromised patients. We describe a case of stomatitis and angular cheilitis caused by C. lusitaniae in a female patient with type 2 diabetes. The infection was most likely transmitted following genital-oral intercourse with the patient's girlfriend, who was affected by C. lusitaniae vulvovaginitis.

Keywords: Candida lusitaniae, vaginitis; angular cheilitis; recurrent vulvovaginitis; stomatitis; vulvovaginitis.