Oral Candidiasis (Pseudomembranous Candidiasis)
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What is the characteristic appearance of oral candidiasis?

  • Redness and inflammation on the oral mucosa
  • Adherent white plaques resembling curdled milk on the oral mucosa (correct)
  • Small, raised bumps on the tongue
  • Ulcerative lesions on the oral mucosa

Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to the development of pseudomembranous candidiasis?

  • Vaccination against flu (correct)
  • Infancy due to underdeveloped immune systems
  • Administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics
  • Impairment of the patient's immune system

What is the diagnosis of a white patch that cannot be removed by scraping?

  • Pseudomembranous candidiasis
  • Chronic hyperplastic candidiasis (correct)
  • Candidal leukoplakia
  • Oral hairy leukoplakia

How is the diagnosis of candidiasis confirmed?

<p>By the presence of candidal hyphae and complete resolution after antifungal therapy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where can candidaI organisms be seen microscopically?

<p>In an exfoliative cytologic preparation or tissue sections obtained from a biopsy specimen (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic color of Candidal hyphae when stained with PAS?

<p>Bright magenta (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristichistopathologic feature of Candidiasis in the epithelial layer?

<p>Small collections of neutrophils (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the underlying mechanism of Lichen planus?

<p>Immune mediated disease (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of the epithelium in Candidiasis?

<p>Increased thickness of parakeratin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of the connective tissue in Candidiasis?

<p>Chronic inflammatory cell infiltrate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic nuclear feature of superficial epithelial cells in oral hairy leukoplakia?

<p>Nuclear beading (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary fungal organism responsible for candidiasis?

<p>Candida albicans (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of the epithelium in oral hairy leukoplakia?

<p>Thickened parakeratin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common clinical presentation of candidiasis?

<p>Pseudomembranous candidiasis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What method can be used to demonstrate the presence of EBV in oral hairy leukoplakia?

<p>Immunohistochemistry (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the underlying mechanism of oral hairy leukoplakia in HIV patients?

<p>Reactivation of latent Epstein-Barr virus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of Candida albicans in oral candidiasis?

<p>Appearance of white patches that can be rubbed off (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary method of diagnosing oral hairy leukoplakia?

<p>Immunohistochemistry (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary way to diagnose oral hairy leukoplakia?

<p>Immunohistochemistry (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the underlying cause of pseudomembranous candidiasis?

<p>Candida albicans overgrowth (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Wickham striae in oral lesions?

<p>Typically seen in lichen planus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of leukoedema?

<p>Asymptomatic, diffuse translucent, greyish white appearance of the bilateral buccal mucosa (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classification of oral white lesions that includes candidiasis?

<p>Infectious (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of oral white lesions is caused by Candida albicans?

<p>Candidiasis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a pseudomembranous oral white lesion?

<p>Pseudomembranous candidosis (thrush) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of discovering oral hairy leukoplakia in a normal patient?

<p>It mandates a thorough evaluation to rule out immunocompromise (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the common feature of oral hairy leukoplakia and leukoedema?

<p>They both have a benign prognosis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the lesions in oral hairy leukoplakia?

<p>They range from faint, white vertical streaks to thickened, furrowed areas of leukoplakia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the causative agent of oral hairy leukoplakia?

<p>Epstein-Barr virus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is the diagnosis of leukoedema confirmed?

<p>By disappearance of the lesion when stretched (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common clinical type of lichen planus?

<p>Reticular type (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic appearance of oral lesions in lichen planus?

<p>Fine lacelike network of white lines (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where can lichen planus involve besides the buccal mucosa?

<p>Lateral and dorsal tongue, gingivae, palate, and vermilion border (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic histopathological feature of lichen planus?

<p>Pointed rete ridges showing saw tooth shape (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for degenerated keratinocytes in the epithelium and connective tissue interface?

<p>Civatte bodies (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which condition is an immunologically mediated disease?

<p>Lupus Erythematosus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many forms of Lupus Erythematosus are there?

<p>3 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the prognosis of Chronic cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus?

<p>Good (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic histopathological feature of Lichen planus that is not specific to the disease?

<p>Intense band-like lymphocytic infiltrate (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which condition can show a similar histopathologic pattern to Lichen planus?

<p>Lichenoid drug reaction (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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