title: Oral and perioral candidosis.
abstract: The following article has been assembled from the current literature and our clinical experience to provide a comprehensive review of oral and perioral candidal infections. A brief review of the epidemiology and pathogenesis is followed by a description of the various clinical signs and symptoms associated with oral candidosis. Methods useful in arriving at a diagnosis of candidal infection as well as a number of effective therapeutic modalities are discussed. In addition, special considerations relating to the treatment of patients with other concurrent mucosal diseases and long-term antifungal maintenance regimes are addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology & Medicine, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Fotos
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Ray
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002178:Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents