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ORAL THRUSH [1 record]

Record 1 2017-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungal Diseases (Mycoses)
  • The Mouth
CONT

The best recognized form of candidal infection is pseudomembranous candidiasis. Also known as thrush, pseudomembranous candidiasis is characterized by the presence of adherent white plaques that resemble cottage cheese or curdled milk on the oral mucosa ...

Key term(s)
  • pseudomembranous candidosis
  • pseudo-membranous candidiasis
  • pseudo-membranous candidosis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies fongiques (mycoses)
  • Cavité buccale
DEF

Variété de candidose buccale siégeant au niveau de la langue, des joues, du palais et des lèvres, se traduisant par l'apparition d'amas blancs crémeux, confluant en plaques qui jaunissent en vieillissant.

Key term(s)
  • candidose pseudo-membraneuse

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades causadas por hongos (Micosis)
  • Boca
DEF

[...] infección oral por Candida albicans que se caracteriza por las típicas lesiones blanquecinas cremosas, adheridas a la mucosa bucal, que dejan un área eritematosa cuando se desprenden.

OBS

Cuando se presenta sólo en la cavidad bucal no es grave y se trata con antimicóticos como el ketoconazol. Cuando invade la garganta u otras partes del tubo digestivo, puede llevar a un diagnóstico de sida y requiere de fármacos que deben administrarse por vía endovenosa, como la anfotericina B y el fluconazol.

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