congenital cutaneous candidiasis

noun

A fungal infection in infants, characterized by red patches and small bumps on the skin or in the mouth, appearing at birth or a few days after birth.

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Meanings

nouncongenital cutaneous candidiasis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA fungal infection in infants, characterized by red patches and small bumps on the skin or in the mouth, appearing at birth or a few days after birth.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
beck-ibrahim disease

Origin

From Candida, the type of yeast that causes this infection. This term replaced Beck-Ibrahim disease since the latter's namesake, Yusuf Ibraham, is associated with Nazi euthanasia.

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APA

congenital cutaneous candidiasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congenital%20cutaneous%20candidiasis

MLA

“congenital cutaneous candidiasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congenital%20cutaneous%20candidiasis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “congenital cutaneous candidiasis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congenital%20cutaneous%20candidiasis.

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