Diagnosis and management of oral candidiasis

Peter J Giannini; Kishore V Shetty

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2010.09.010

Diagnosis and management of oral candidiasis

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2011 Feb;44(1):231-40, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2010.09.010.

Authors

Peter J Giannini¹, Kishore V Shetty

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, Lincoln, NE 68583-0740, USA. pgiannini@unmc.edu

PMID: 21093632
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2010.09.010

Abstract

Oral candidiasis is the most common fungal infection in both the immunocompetent and the immunocompromised populations. This article reviews the clinical presentations of the different forms of oral candidiasis, as well as the diagnosis and management.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
Candidiasis, Oral / diagnosis*
Candidiasis, Oral / drug therapy*
Candidiasis, Oral / pathology
Humans

Substances

Antifungal Agents