Premature delivery due to intrauterine Candida infection that caused neonatal congenital cutaneous candidiasis: A case report. Issue 1 (6th July 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ito, Fumitake; Okubo, Tomoharu; Yasuo, Tadahiro; Mori, Taisuke; Iwasa, Koichi; Iwasaku, Kazuhiro; Kitawaki, Jo
• Is Part Of: Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research. Volume 39:Issue 1(2013:Jan.)
• Page Start: 341
• Page End: 343
• Publication Date: 2012-07-06
• Subjects: Gynecology -- Periodicals; Obstetrics -- Periodicals; 618.1005
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.01938.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1341-8076

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Congenital cutaneous candidiasis is a very rare disease with less than 100 cases published in the medical literature. Neonates having this disease present with systemic skin lesions caused by intrauterine <italic>Candida</italic> infections. We present a case of threatened premature delivery due to <italic>Candida</italic> chorioamnionitis, which caused both maternal postpartum endometritis and neonatal congenital cutaneous candidiasis. A 34‐year‐old woman who was admitted for fetal membrane bulging at 20 weeks of gestation underwent McDonald cervical cerclage. We diagnosed threatened premature delivery due to intrauterine infection; therefore, we terminated the gestation by cesarean section at 24 weeks of gestation. Fungi‐like yeast was detected in infantile gastric juice. Histopathological findings of the placenta revealed that <italic>Candida albicans</italic> mycelium invaded the placenta, chorioamniotic membrane and umbilical cord.</p> </abstract>