KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 107 · KROK (Dentistry)
During examination of a 3-month-old infant a pediatrician revealed that the baby’s oral mucosa and tongue were covered with a thick white deposit. In the material taken from the affected site a bacteriologist revealed the presence of yeast fungi giving the reasons for suspecting a fungal infection which occurs most often in children of this age, namely:
- A. Actinomycosis
- B. Candidiasis
- C. Epidermophytosis
- D. Trichophytia
- E. Favus
Hint
Combine the patient's age, the location of the white deposit and the yeast cells in the smear, and ask which of the listed diseases is caused by a yeast-like fungus.
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