A 22-year-old female student consulted a physician about fever up to 38°C, weakness, sore throat. Objectively: there is white coating of the tongue. What histological structures of the tongue are involved in the formation of this coating?

Answer options

1. Connective-tissue base of all the lingual papillae
2. Epithelium of the circumvallate papillae
3. Epithelium of the fungiform papillae
4. Epithelium of the filiform papillae
5. Epithelium of the foliate papillae

Explanation

A 22-year-old female student consulted a physician about fever up to 38°C, weakness, sore throat. Objectively: there is white coating of the tongue. What histological structures of the tongue are involved in the formation of this coating?Oral Candidiasis is mostly seen on the filiform papillae.