Annular Plaques on the Tongue: What Is Your Diagnosis?.
- Author:
Tuba Celebl KAYHAN
1
;
Cemal BLLAC
;
Dilek Bayraktar BLLAC
;
Talat ECEMLS
;
Aylin Turel ERMERTCAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Annular; Candidiasis; Mucosal; Oral
- MeSH: Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Candidiasis; Candidiasis, Oral; Glossitis, Benign Migratory; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Tongue
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2011;23(4):548-550
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Geographic tongue is an inflammatory disorder of the tongue characterized by asymptomatic erythematous patches with serpiginous borders. Candidiasis of the tongue may be confused with geographic tongue. A 63-year-old male patient with painful white annular lesions localized to the left side of his tongue is presented. He applied topical corticosteroid and antiinflammatory agents, but his lesions did not respond to those therapies. Using direct mycologic examination and culture, the patient was diagnosed with candidiasis. After systemic and topical antifungal therapy, clinical improvement was observed. With this case, the clinical forms of oral candidiasis were discussed, and it was suggested that the clinical presentation of mucosal candidiasis may vary according to the stage of infection and individual immunity.
