Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents

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Disease/Syndrome	Candida paronychia
Category	Infection, Occupational
Acute/Chronic	Subacute
Synonyms	Candida onychomycosis; Candidiasis; Candida albicans infection
Biomedical References	Search PubMed
Comments	Workers who do wet work (cannery workers, bartenders, and food handlers) or who wear occlusive gloves for prolonged periods (dental, healthcare, and semiconductor clean room workers) are at increased risk for this skin infection. Patients with AIDS, neutropenia, and diabetes have a higher risk of infection because of impaired immunity. [CCDM, p.84-6; Marks, p. 281; LaDou, p. 289]
Latency/Incubation	Days
Diagnostic	KOH prep; Culture
ICD-9 Code	112
Effective Antimicrobics	Yes

Image	U. of Iowa - Photo of Candida paronychia
Symptoms/Findings	Symptoms/Findings associated with this disease: skin infection
Job Tasks	High risk job tasks associated with this disease: Work continuously with wet hands