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Candidiasis Appearance: Removable creamy-white plaque (pseudomembranous) Underlying mucosa is normal or erythematous Location: Tongue, palate, buccal mucosa 5D’s: Drugs, Dentures, Diabetes, Debilitation, Dryness DD: Cheek Chewing, Thermal burn, Chemical burn - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Candidiasis
Appearance:Removable creamy-white plaque (pseudomembranous)Underlying mucosa is normal or erythematous
Location: Tongue, palate, buccal mucosa
5D’s: Drugs, Dentures, Diabetes, Debilitation, Dryness
DD: Cheek Chewing, Thermal burn, Chemical burn
Tx: Systemic antifungals (fluconazole or ketoconazole) Topical antifungals (clotrimazole, nystatin suspension)
Angular Cheilitis
Appearance: fissured, erythematous
Location: commissure
Tx: Antifungal (Nystatin Crema) Antifungal + corticosteriod (vytone, mycolog II) If Antifungals don’t work try “Triple Antibiotic Ointment” (OTC)
In children, usually caused by staphylococcus not candidiasis
Histoplasmosis
Most common systemic fungal disease in USMost cases asymptomatic