can candida intertrigo cause erosions
Intertrigo is primarily caused by skin-on-skin friction and is characterized by initial mild erythema that may progress to a more intense inflammation with erosions, oozing, exudation, maceration, and crusting.3 Intertrigo is facilitated by moisture trapped in deep skinfolds where air circulation is limited.
Intertrigo frequently is worsened or colonized by infection, which most commonly is candidal but also may be bacterial or viral or due to other fungal infection. Intertrigo commonly affects the axilla, perineum, inframammary creases, and abdominal folds, and it can also affect the neck creases and interdigital areas.