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Oral thrush is a yeast infection that can cause white patches on your lips or inside your mouth. View oral thrush pictures to help identify symptoms, and learn how it's treated.
Oral thrush looks like white spots or lesions on the tongue, palate, or buccal mucosa (lining of the cheek and back of the lips). Lesions associated with oral thrush often have a consistency similar to cottage cheese.
Caused by candida yeast, thrush is most common in older adults or babies. But a weakened immune system, antibiotics, diabetes, or certain medications -- such as inhaled corticosteroids -- can...
Oral thrush is a fungal infection of the mouth often caused by an overgrowth of Candida albicans. But why do people receiving cancer treatment sometimes develop it? And, is there any way to prevent oral thrush? We checked in with Adegbenga Otun, D.D.S., who researches the oral microbiome.
Thrush is an infection caused by the candida fungus, which is a type of yeast. You can get it in your mouth and sometimes other parts of the body. If you notice strange white bumps inside your...
Oral thrush happens when this type of yeast infection develops inside your mouth. It’s also known as oral candidiasis, oropharyngeal candidiasis, or simply thrush. Oral thrush is more common in...
Oral thrush produces slightly raised, creamy white, sore patches in your mouth or on your tongue. Oral thrush — also called oral candidiasis (kan-dih-DIE-uh-sis) — is a condition in which the fungus Candida albicans accumulates on the lining of your mouth.