Candida

Question 1

What predispose a patient to candidosis and what doesnt ?

Answer 1

1) taking broad spectrum antibiotic
2) taking prednisolone daily
3) agranulocytosis ( dangerous leukopenia = lowered white blood cell count mostly neutrophils )
4) folic acid deficiency

But remember stress doesn’t xxxxxx

Question 2

Which microorganism causes angular cheilitis ? How to treat?

Answer 2

1) staphylococcus aureus
And
2)candida albicans

By fusidic acid and miconazole gel

Question 3

What is pseudo membranous candidasis? What is it?

Answer 3

It’s is Thrush

Is a presentation of candidal infection in the mouth

Question 4

List ways of presenting Canada to a dentist?

Answer 4

1) thrush
2)acute strophic candidiasis
3) chronic atrophic candidiasis
4! Chronic eryyhematous candidiasis
5) chronic hyper plastic candidiasis
6) chronic mucocutanous candidiasis
7) angular stomatitis
8) median rhomboid glossitis