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Start free with EleplanChronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
ORPHA:1334Disease
Also called CMC
What it is
A rare primary immunodeficiency characterized by persistent, debilitating and/or recurrent infections of the skin, nails, and mucus membranes, mainly with the fungal pathogen Candida albicans.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- Childhood, Infancy
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive
- Classified as
- Disease
Signs and symptoms
Very common80–99%
14These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.
Genes
ICD-10 codes
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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