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Revision as of 01:57, 3 April 2014
Background
- Candidal infection
Risk Factors
- Extremes of age
- Antibiotics
- Immunocompromised (AIDS, immunosuppressants)
Clinical Features
- White curd-like plaques, easily removable with erythematous base
- Usually painless
Differential Diagnosis
Tongue diagnoses
- Tongue laceration
- Strawberry tongue
- Black hairy tongue
- Oropharyngeal candidiasis (oral thrush)
- Hairy Oral Leukoplakia
- Tongue swelling
- Trauma
- Angioedema
- Hereditary
- Allergic (ACE)
- Idiopathic
Workup
Management
- Nystatin oral suspension 500,000 units (swish and swallow) QID OR
- Clotrimazole 10mg troches 5x per day OR
- Fluconazole, 100mg PO