Catalog
Candidosis of lips or oral mucous membranes
Link to WHO Definition
Candidosis of lips or oral mucous membranes – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/520566646
A disease of the lips and oral mucous membranes, caused by an infection with the fungi Candida. This disease commonly presents with white patches or plaques on the oral mucous membranes, angular cheilitis, or dysphagia. Transmission is by opportunistic transmission. Confirmation is by identification of Candida in an oral or skin sample.