Scalp infection by Candida Albicans in an immunocompetent patient: a description of a rare case
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Maria Caterina Fortuna; Marta Carlesimo; Alfredo De Rossi; Andrea D'Arino; Giulia Pranteda; Valentina Garelli
- Source
- Journal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy). 30(5)
- Subject
- 0301 basic medicine
Pharmacology
Scalp
biology
Host (biology)
030106 microbiology
Human microbiome
Candidiasis
Middle Aged
biology.organism_classification
Corpus albicans
Yeast
Microbiology
03 medical and health sciences
Scalp infection
Opportunistic pathogen
Immunocompromised Host
Infectious Diseases
Oncology
Rare case
Candida albicans
Humans
Pharmacology (medical)
Female
- Language
- ISSN
- 1973-9478
Candida is a large genus of yeast, consisting of about 150 species, among which C.albicans is the most prevalent fungal species of the human microbiota. C. albicans is the most important fungal opportunistic pathogen that can cause infection when the host becomes debilitated or immunocompromised. We report a case of a scalp infection by C.albicans in a patient without an obvious immunocompromised state.