Mucosal Candidiasis Differential Diagnoses

  • Author: Crispian Scully, MD, PhD, MDS, CBE, MRCS, FDSRCS, FDSRCPS, FFDRCSI, FDSRCSE, FRCPath, FMedSci, FHEA, FUCL, DSc, DChD, DMed(HC), Dr(HC), ; Chief Editor: William D James, MD   more...
 
Updated: Apr 20, 2012
 
 

Differential Diagnoses

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Crispian Scully, MD, PhD, MDS, CBE, MRCS, FDSRCS, FDSRCPS, FFDRCSI, FDSRCSE, FRCPath, FMedSci, FHEA, FUCL, DSc, DChD, DMed(HC), Dr(HC),  Professor of Oral Medicine, Bristol University; Co-Director of World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Oral Health-General Health; Emeritus Professor of Oral Medicine and Special Care Dentistry, University College London; Professor, Oral Medicine, Pathology, and Microbiology, University of London; Visiting Professor at Universities of Athens,Edinburgh, Granada, Helsinki and Plymouth

Crispian Scully, MD, PhD, MDS, CBE, MRCS, FDSRCS, FDSRCPS, FFDRCSI, FDSRCSE, FRCPath, FMedSci, FHEA, FUCL, DSc, DChD, DMed(HC), Dr(HC), is a member of the following medical societies: Academy of Medical Science, British Society for Oral Medicine, European Association for Oral Medicine, International Academy of Oral Oncology, International Association for Dental Research, and International Association for Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

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Franklin Flowers, MD  Chief, Division of Dermatology, Professor, Department of Medicine and Otolaryngology, Affiliate Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology, University of Florida College of Medicine

Franklin Flowers, MD, is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology

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Richard P Vinson, MD  Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L Foster School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Mountain View Dermatology, PA

Richard P Vinson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, Association of Military Dermatologists, Texas Dermatological Society, and Texas Medical Association

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Paul Krusinski, MD  Director of Dermatology, Fletcher Allen Health Care; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine

Paul Krusinski, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Physicians, and Society for Investigative Dermatology

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Catherine M Quirk, MD  Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania

Catherine M Quirk, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American Academy of Dermatology

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William D James, MD  Paul R Gross Professor of Dermatology, Vice-Chairman, Residency Program Director, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

William D James, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology and Society for Investigative Dermatology

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Pseudomembranous candidosis.
Erythematous candidosis in HIV/AIDS.
Denture-related stomatitis; a common form of oral candidiasis. From Scully C, Flint SF, Bagan JV, Porter SR, Moos K. Atlas of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases. 2010. Informa, London.
Angular stomatitis; a common form of oral candidiasis, typically seen in patients with denture-related stomatitis, especially those in whom the denture needs adjustment. In others, it may be a sign of diabetes, nutritional deficiency, or immune defect.
Multifocal candidosis; lingual lesions.
Chronic hyperplastic candidosis; typically affects the tongue dorsum or the commissures of the lips; potentially malignant.
 
 
 
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