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Clinical classification of oral candidiasis

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Clinical classification of oral candidiasis (1,2)

 

Proposed revised classification of oral Candidiasis

 

Primary oral candidiasis (Group I)

 

  • acute
    • pseudomembranous
    • erythematous

  • chronic
    • erythematous
    • pseudomembranous
    • hyperplastic
    • nodular
    • plaque-like
  • Candida-associated lesions
    • angular cheilitis
    • denture stomatitis
    • median rhomboid glossitis

 

  • keratinized primary lesions superinfected with Candida
    • leukoplakia
    • lichen planus
    • lupus erythematosus.

 

Secondary oral candidiasis (Group II)

 

  • oral manifestations of Systemic mucocutaneous.

 

  • Candidiasis (due to diseases such as thymic aplasia and candidiasis endocrinopathy syndrome).

 

References

1. Singh A, Verma R, Murari A, Agrawal A. Oral candidiasis: An overview. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology: JOMFP. 2014;18(Suppl 1):S81-S85.

2. Neville BA, Damm DD, Allen CM, et al. Fungal and protozoal diseases. In: Oral & maxillofacial pathology. 4th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company; 2015.

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