Review Article
Isolation and Identification of Candida from the Oral Cavity
Table 3
Classification of oral candidosis.
| | Primary oral candidosis (Group I) | Secondary oral candidosis (Group II) | | The “primary triad”: | Condition | Subgroup |
| | Pseudomembranous (mainly acute) | Familial chronic mucocutaneous candidosis | 1 | | Erythematous (acute/chronic) | Diffuse chronic mucocutaneous candidosis | 2 | | Hyperplastic (mainly chronic) | Candidosis endocrinopathy syndrome | 3 | | (i) Plaque-like | Familial mucocutaneous candidosis | 4 | | (ii) Nodular/speckled | Severe combined immunodeficiency | 5a | | Candida-associated lesions | Di George syndrome | 5b | | Denture stomatitis | Chronic granulomatous disease | 5c | | Angular cheilitis | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | 6 | | Median rhomboid glossitis | — | — | | Linear gingival erythema | — | — |
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