It has been said repeatedly1' 2'3 but erroneously that Vincent Ketelaer described tropical or non-tropical sprue in his book De Aphthis Nostratibus.4 The error arises because it has not been understood that the Dutch word sprouw, as Ketelaer used it, meant and meant only stomatitis. In particular, as can be seen from Ketelaer's description, it meant mainly thrush, the common monilial infection ...

This article reviews the most common oral health problems, which could be associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Several reports were published, described various manifestations of COVID, including dysgeusia, petechiae, candidiasis, traumatic ulcers, herpesvirus infection, geographic tongue, thrush like among others. Alterations smell and taste seem to COVID in orofacial area, dir...

Oral thrush merupakan infeksi jamur didalam mulut yang umum terjadi pada bayi. Etiologi utama oral trush disebabkan kebersihan tidak adekuat. Faktor tersebut dapat berasal dari rongga bayi, kulit puting ibu, tangan ibu dan bayi serta peralatan makan minum Diagnosis kerja umumnya diperoleh melalui anamnesis pemeriksaan klinis. Biopsi dilakukan untuk konfirmasi diagnosis apabila menyerupai kondis...

Azole-resistant thrush has emerged as a problem in people who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), especially those who have low CD4 cell counts who have had a previous relapse of oral candidiasis, and in those who require long-term suppressive antifungal therapy. Because of the development of a standardized methodology for antifunga...

Older persons are at risk of chronic diseases of the mouth, including dental infections (e.g., caries, periodontitis), tooth loss, benign mucosal lesions, and oral cancer. Other common oral conditions in this population are xerostomia (dry mouth) and oral candidiasis, which may lead to acute pseudomembranous candidiasis (thrush), erythematous lesions (denture stomatitis), or angular cheilitis. ...

We assessed the potential of lactoferrin (LF), a multifunctional milk protein, for treatment of oral candidiasis with immunosuppressed mice, which have local symptoms characteristic of oral thrush. Oral administration of bovine LF in drinking water starting 1 day before the infection significantly reduced the number of Candida albicans in the oral cavity and the score of lesions on the tongue o...

The generic relationships of the Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) have been called into question by the works of Dilger (1956) and Bourns (1967). The four species of North American woodland thrushes presently referred (32nd Supplement to the A.O.U. Checklist 1973) to the genus Catharus i.e., Hermit Thrush ( Catharus @tutu) ; Gray-cheeked Thrush (C. minima); Swainson’ s Thrush (C. ustuluta); a...

OBJECTIVE To investigate Candida species and Staphylococcus aureus and the development of 'nipple and breast thrush' among breastfeeding women. DESIGN Prospective longitudinal cohort study. SETTING Two hospitals in Melbourne, Australia (one public, one private) with follow-up in the community. PARTICIPANTS 360 nulliparous women recruited at ≥36 weeks' gestation from November 2009 to June ...

ral candidiasis (OC) is the most common mucosal manifestation of HIV infection. This workshop examined OC and other mycoses associated with HIV infection. Historically, blood CD4 cell numbers were the primary prognosticator for the development of OC. However, a study that statistically evaluated the predictive role of HIV viral load vs. CD4 cell counts revealed viral load to be a stronger predi...