ID#: 15669
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This child’s left thumb had become infected, causing the tip to become erythematous, along with disruption of the nail bed, producing a discolored, yellow, highly-misshapen nail, all due to what was determined to be a Candida albicans fungal infection, caused by thumb sucking.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Mr. Gust
Creation Date: 1967
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