Tongue Thrush

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Summary:   5       often know as oral thrush is a fungal infection that occurs when they yeast Candida albicans reproduce in large numbers It can also be called angularchelitis   It results in red and cream  or while colored slightly raised patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue mouth and throat that form on the mouth s moist surfaces   The mucous membrane beneath the patches is usually raw and bleeding The overgrowth of  this fungus results when the balance in the normal oral microbe population is disturbed by antibiotic therapy or disease  Tissues under the patch can be painful  It can cause difficult in swallowing and diminish the sense of taste It occurs most frequently in infants in adults suffering from chronic illnesses in the debilitated in the immunosuppressed

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