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Thrush Mouth Tongue
Thrush is a yeast infection of the mucus membrane lining of the mouth and tongue.
Alternative Names
Candidiasis - oral; Oral thrush; Fungal infection - mouth; Candide - oral
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Thrush is caused by forms of a fungus called Candida. A small amount of this fungus lives in your mouth most of the time. It is usually kept in check by your immune system and other types of germs that also normally live in your mouth.
However, when your immune system is weaker, the...
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Thrush In Babies
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Thrush in a baby's mouth is a yeast infection. A yeast infection is a fungal infection, but not all fungi are yeasts.A yeast called Candida albicans... Read more »
Posterior tongue carcinoma
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A posterior tongue carcinoma is a cancerous growth (tumor) located on the back (posterior) part of the tongue. See: Oral cancer Alternative... Read more »
Tongue tie
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Tongue tie is a condition in which the bottom of the tongue is attached to the floor of the mouth by a band of tissue called the lingual frenulum. ... Read more »
Geographic tongue
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Patches on the tongue; Tongue - patchy; Benign migratory glossitis; Glossitis - benign migratoryTreatmentNo treatment is needed, but antihistamine... Read more »
Tongue problems
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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