Oral Fungal Infections: Diagnosis and Management.
Oral and maxillofacial fungal infections can appear in high-risk patients, including those immunocompromised. This article explores common oral manifestations of fungal infections in the oral cavity as primary lesions or as a result of disseminated disease. By far the most common oral fungal infection experienced in dentistry is oral candidiasis, which is reviewed in depth from simple oral infections to invasive candidiasis. The review aids the dental practitioner in understanding the full scope of Candida infections and other fungal infections. In addition to candidiasis, various other fungal infections are reviewed, including mucormycosis, aspergillosis, blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and coccidioidomycosis.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Herman Ostrow USC School of Dentistry, 925 West 34th, Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA; Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Private Practice: Huntington Beach Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 7677 Center Avenue, Suite 206, Huntington Beach, CA 92647, USA; Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, 2801 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806, USA; Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, 9920 Talbert Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, USA; Orange County Global Medical Center, 1001 N Tustin Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705. Electronic address: drtelles@hbomfs.com.
David R
DR
Telles
Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford, ME 04005, USA; Infectious Diseases, The Aroostook Medical Center, 140 Academy Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769M, USA.
Niraj
N
Karki
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Private Practice: Huntington Beach Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 7677 Center Avenue, Suite 206, Huntington Beach, CA 92647, USA; Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, 2801 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806, USA; Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, UCI School of Medicine, 101 The City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
Michael W
MW
Marshall
D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
Aspergillosis; Blastomycosis; Candidiasis; Geotrichosis; Histoplasmosis; Mucormycosis; Oral fungal infection; Oral thrush