Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2009
A 31-year-old male patient complains of dryness and burning of tongue back that appeared for about a week ago and get worse when he eats irritating food. The patient has a history of recent pneumonia. He had been treated in the in-patient hospital for 2 weeks, the treatment program included antibiotics. Now he doesn't take any drugs. Objectively: mucous membrane of the oral cavity is hyperemic, dry, glossy. Tongue back and palate have greyish-white plicae that can be easily removed. Threads of saliva trail behind the spatula. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Medicamental stomatitis
- Chronic atrophic candidiasis
- Acute atrophic candidiasis
- Chronic hyperplastic candidiasis
- Acute pseudomembranous candidiasis
Correct answer
Acute pseudomembranous candidiasis
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