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Candidiasis - The Most Common Fungal Infection of Oral Cavity

Volume 8 - Issue 3

Neha Aggarwal1, Sumit Bhateja*1, Geetika Arora2 and Tehmeena Yasmin1

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    • 1Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Manav Rachna Dental College, India
    • 2Department of Public Health Dentistry, Inderprastha Dental College, India

    *Corresponding author: Sumit Bhateja, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Manav Rachna Dental College, India

Received: August 21, 2018;   Published: August 27, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.08.001649

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Abstract

Oral candidiasis is an opportunistic infection of the oral cavity caused by the overgrowth of Candida species, usually of C. albicans. Candida species are present as commensal organisms of the oral micro biota in about 20-60% of normal human population. The present article discusses about most common fungal infection of the oral cavity.

Keywords: Candidosis; Candida Albicans; Oral cavity

Abbreviations: APECED: Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Candidosis Ectodermal Dystrophy; AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; HIV: Human Immune Deficiency Virus; SCID: Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome; CHS: Chronic Hyperplastic Candidosis; MRG: Median Rhomboid Glossitis

Abstract | Introduction | Classification of Candidiasis | Clinical Presentation | Chronic Hyperplastic Candidiasis (CHC) | Local Predisposing Factors | Systemic Predisposing Factors [5] | Clinical Manifestations Diagnosis Management Antifungal Treatment References |