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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2012

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

  1. Acute atrophic candidiasis
  2. Chronic atrophic candidiasis
  3. Acute pseudomembranous candidiasis
  4. Chronic hyperplastic candidiasis
  5. Medicamental stomatitis
Correct answer

Acute pseudomembranous candidiasis

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