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  2. Oral candidiasis - Wikipedia

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    Oral candidiasis (Acute pseudomembranous candidiasis), which is also known as oral thrush, among other names, [1] is candidiasis that occurs in the mouth. That is, oral candidiasis is a mycosis (yeast/fungal infection) of Candida species on the mucous membranes of the mouth. Candida albicans is the most commonly implicated organism in this ...

  3. KOH test - Wikipedia

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    KOH test on a vaginal wet mount, showing slings of pseudohyphae of Candida albicans surrounded by round vaginal epithelial cells, conferring a diagnosis of candidal vulvovaginitis. The KOH test , also known as a potassium hydroxide preparation or KOH prep , is a quick, inexpensive fungal test to differentiate dermatophytes and Candida albicans ...

  4. Candidiasis - Wikipedia

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    Oral hygiene can help prevent oral candidiasis when people have a weakened immune system. [5] For people undergoing cancer treatment, chlorhexidine mouthwash can prevent or reduce thrush. [5] People who use inhaled corticosteroids can reduce the risk of developing oral candidiasis by rinsing the mouth with water or mouthwash after using the ...

  5. Geographic tongue - Wikipedia

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    A differential diagnosis between oral candidiasis and GT, two similar looking conditions, can be established through a careful and thorough examination. GT is a keratotic lesion which can be described as a round or irregular shaped white plaque, cannot be scraped off and is normally self-resolving. [ 18 ]

  6. Herpetic gingivostomatitis - Wikipedia

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    Oral candidiasis: Also known as thrush, herpetic gingivostomatitis can often be differentiated from these microorganism/bacterial causing white plaques on the palate, buccal mucosa, tongue, oropharynx etc. [16] Apthous stomatitis: They are commonly known as apthous ulcers, and are characterized by grey membranes and peripheral erythema.

  7. Oral microbiology - Wikipedia

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    Thrush, a common condition caused by overgrowth of the fungus Candida albicans. Cases are characterized by growth of matted, yellow-white patches of fungus in the mouth. Oral microbiology is the study of the microorganisms (microbiota) of the oral cavity and their interactions between oral microorganisms or with the host. [1]

  8. Fungal infection - Wikipedia

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    The yeast Candida albicans can live in people without producing symptoms, and is able to cause both superficial mild candidiasis in healthy people, such as oral thrush or vaginal yeast infection, and severe systemic candidiasis in those who cannot fight infection themselves.

  9. Median rhomboid glossitis - Wikipedia

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    It is seen in patients using inhaled steroids and smokers, and is usually a kind of chronic atrophic oral candidiasis, but hematinic deficiency and diabetes should be excluded. [3] Median rhomboid glossitis in a child. Note atypical appearance of the lesion, which is more commonly an erythematous, atrophic area of depapillation

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