Diseases

Oral Candidiasis

Infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth by a fungus of the genus CANDIDA. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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Abstract

Infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth by a fungus of the genus CANDIDA. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Candidiasis, Oral
  • Moniliasis, Oral
  • Thrush
  • Candidiases, Oral
  • Moniliases, Oral
  • Oral Candidiases
  • Oral Moniliases
  • Oral Moniliasis

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

fungus dis of mouth; do not bother to coord with CANDIDA or CANDIDA ALBICANS

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History Note

81; was MONILIASIS, ORAL 1963-80

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WC 470

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Oral Candidiasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002180. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002180
  2. Oral Candidiasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_candidiasis
  3. Oral Candidiasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2886899