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| Alternative Names: | Candidiasis - oral - adult; Adult oral candidiasis; Thrush; Oral thrush
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| Symptoms: | - whitish velvety plaques in the mouth and on the tongue
- slow increase in number and size of lesions
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| Signs and tests: | - microscopic examination of scrapings reveals Candida species
- culture of mouth lesions grow Candida species
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Review Date: 11/7/2001
Reviewed By: Jeffrey Heit, M.D., Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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