Infection of the buccal (cheek) mucosa, tongue, or oropharynx by Candida spp. is:
a. pharyngitis.
b. Vincent angina.
c. rhinitis.
d. thrush.
D
Candida spp. can invade the oral mucosa. Patients who are immunosuppressed, including very young infants, may develop oral candidiasis, called thrush. Oral thrush can extend to produce pharyngitis and/or esophagitis, a common finding in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and other patients who are immunosuppressed. Thrush is suspected if whitish patches of exudate on an area of the inflammation are observed on the buccal (cheek) mucosa, tongue, or oropharynx. Oral mucositis or pharyngitis in the patient with granulocytopenia may be caused by Enterobacteriaceae, S. aureus, or Candida spp. and demonstrate erythema, sore throat, and possibly exudate or ulceration.
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