Dentinal candidiasis in cancer patients

D D Damm; B W Neville; R H Geissler Jr; D K White; J F Drummond; G A Ferretti

doi:10.1016/0030-4220(88)90192-2

Dentinal candidiasis in cancer patients

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1988 Jan;65(1):56-60. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(88)90192-2.

Authors

D D Damm¹, B W Neville, R H Geissler Jr, D K White, J F Drummond, G A Ferretti

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington.

PMID: 2829095
DOI: 10.1016/0030-4220(88)90192-2

Abstract

Two examples of an unusual presentation of oropharyngeal candidiasis in cancer patients are offered. The light and scanning electron microscopic appearances of candidiasis involving the dentin of teeth are described. The potential significance of recognition of this form of candidiasis in cancer patients is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenoma, Pleomorphic / radiotherapy
Aged
Candida albicans / isolation & purification
Candidiasis, Oral / microbiology
Candidiasis, Oral / pathology*
Child, Preschool
Dentin / microbiology*
Dentin / pathology
Humans
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute* / drug therapy
Male
Parotid Neoplasms* / radiotherapy
Tooth Diseases / microbiology
Tooth Diseases / pathology
Tooth, Deciduous / microbiology
Tooth, Deciduous / pathology