Symptoms of Oral thrush

List of symptoms of Oral thrush:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Oral thrush includes the 17 symptoms listed below:

• White skin plaques
• White skin flakes
• Raw skin areas
• Raw or bleeding skin areas - when the white flakes are scraped or fall off
• White patches inside cheeks
• White patches on tongue
• White patches in throat
• White patches on the palate
• White patches on the tonsils
• Inner lip rash
• Lip rash at corners of mouth
• Low-grade fever
• Fussiness of infant
• Irritability (infant)
• No sign of discomfort - some toddlers or children appear unconcerned
• Mild oral discomfort - some toddlers/children report discomfort
• Discomfort related to chewing and eating

Note that Oral thrush symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Oral thrush signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Oral thrush?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Oral thrush includes:

• Breast milk (infant) - white film on the tongue of an infant may be breast milk.
• Oral herpes virus infection - i.e. the more severe oral infection and ulcers/rash related to cold sores
• Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (type of Candidiasis)
• Chronic hyperplastic candidiasis
• Various underlying causes of oral thrush

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Low-grade fever - see all causes of Low-grade fever
• Raw skin areas - see all causes of Skin color changes
• White patches in throat - see all causes of Throat white patches
• White patches inside cheeks - see all causes of Cheek symptoms
• White patches on tongue - see all causes of White tongue
• White skin flakes - see all causes of Rash
• White skin plaques - see all causes of Rash

Medical Books Online about Oral thrush

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Symptoms of Oral thrush: Online Medical Books

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Candidiasis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Symptoms of superficial candidiasis correspond to the site of infection:

❑skin — scaly, erythematous, papular rash, sometimes covered with exudate, appearing below the breast, between fingers, and at the axillae, groin, and umbilicus; in diaper rash, papules at the edges of the rash

❑nails — red, swollen, darkened nail bed; occasionally, purulent discharge and the separation of a pruritic nail from the nail bed

❑oropharyngeal mucosa (thrush) — cream-colored or bluish white curdlike patches of exudate on the tongue, mouth, or pharynx that reveal bloody engorgement when scraped. They may swell, causing respiratory distress in infants, or they may be painful or cause a burning sensation in the throats and mouths of adults. (See Recognizing candidiasis, page 214.)

❑esophageal mucosa — dysphagia, retrosternal pain, regurgitation and, occasionally, scales in the mouth and throat

❑vaginal mucosa — white or yellow discharge, with pruritus and local excoriation; white or gray raised patches on vaginal walls, with local inflammation; dyspareunia.

Systemic infection produces chills; high, spiking fever; hypotension; prostration; myalgias; arthralgias; and a rash. Specific signs and symptoms depend on the site of infection:

❑pulmonary — hemoptysis, cough, fever

❑renal — fever, flank pain, dysuria, hematuria, pyuria, cloudy urine

❑brain — headache, nuchal rigidity, seizures, focal neurologic deficits

❑endocardium — systolic or diastolic murmur, fever, chest pain, embolic phenomena

❑eye — endophthalmitis, blurred vision, orbital or periorbital pain, scotoma, and exudate.

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Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Chronic candidal infections can affect the skin, mucous membranes, nails, and vagina, usually causing large, circular lesions. These infections seldom produce systemic symptoms but in late stages may be associated with recurrent respiratory tract infections. Other associated conditions include severe viral infections that may precede the onset of endocrinopathy and, sometimes, hepatitis. Involvement of the mouth, nose, and palate may cause speech and eating difficulties.

Symptoms of endocrinopathy are peculiar to the organ involved. Tetany and hypocalcemia are most common and are associated with hypoparathyroidism. Addison’s disease, hypothyroidism, diabetes, and pernicious anemia are also connected with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis. Psychiatric disorders are likely because of disfigurement and multiple endocrine aberrations.

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Stomatitis and other oral infections: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Acute herpetic stomatitis begins suddenly with mouth pain, malaise, lethargy, anorexia, irritability, and fever, which may persist for 1 to 2 weeks. Gums are swollen and bleed easily, and the mucous membrane is extremely tender.

Papulovesicular ulcers appear in the mouth and throat and eventually become punched-out lesions with reddened areolae. Submaxillary lymphadenitis is common. Pain usually disappears 2 to 4 days before healing of ulcers is complete. If the child with stomatitis sucks his thumb, these lesions spread to the hand.

A patient with aphthous stomatitis typically reports burning, tingling, and slight swelling of the mucous membrane. Single or multiple shallow ulcers with whitish centers and red borders appear and heal at one site and then reappear at another. (See Looking at aphthous stomatitis.)

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Candidiasis: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Superficial candidiasis produces signs and symptoms that correspond to the following sites of infection:

❑ skin: scaly, erythematous, papular rash, sometimes covered with exudate, appearing below the breast, between the fingers, and at the axillae, groin, and umbilicus (With diaper rash, papules appear at the edges of the rash.)

❑ nails: red, swollen, darkened nail bed; occasionally, purulent discharge and the separation of a pruritic nail from the nail bed

❑ oropharyngeal mucosa: cream-colored or bluish white patches of exudate on the tongue, mouth, or pharynx that reveal bloody engorgement when scraped. They may swell, causing respiratory distress in infants. Although they’re only occasionally painful, they cause a burning sensation in the throats and mouths of adults. (See Identifying thrush.)

❑ esophageal mucosa: dysphagia, retrosternal pain, regurgitation and, occasionally, scales in the mouth and throat

❑ vaginal mucosa: white or yellow discharge, with pruritus and local excoriation; white or gray raised patches on vaginal walls, with local inflammation; dyspareunia.

Systemic infection produces chills; high, spiking fever; hypotension; prostration; and occasional rash. Specific signs and symptoms depend on the site of infection:

❑ pulmonary system: hemoptysis, fever, cough

❑ renal system: fever, flank pain, dysuria, hematuria, pyuria

❑ brain: headache, nuchal rigidity, seizures, focal neurologic deficits

❑ endocardium: systolic or diastolic murmur, fever, chest pain, embolic phenomena

❑ eye: endophthalmitis, blurred vision, orbital or periorbital pain, scotoma, exudate.

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Stomatitis and other oral infections: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Acute herpetic stomatitis begins with burning mouth pain. In immunocompromised individuals, reactivation of the herpes simplex virus infection may be frequent and severe. Gums are swollen and bleed easily, and the mucous membranes are extremely tender. Papulovesicular ulcers appear in the mouth and throat and eventually become punched-out lesions with reddened areolae. The small vesicles rupture and form scales. Another common finding is submaxillary lymphadenitis.

Pain usually disappears from 2 to 4 days before healing of ulcers is complete.

A patient with aphthous stomatitis will typically report burning, tingling, and slight swelling of the mucous membrane. Single or multiple, small round ulcers with whitish centers and red borders appear and heal at one site but then appear at another. The painful stage lasts 7 to 10 days, with healing complete in 1 to 3 weeks.

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Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Oral thrush:

People with OPC infection usually have painless, white patches in the mouth. Symptoms of OPC in the esophagus may include pain and difficulty swallowing. (Source: excerpt from Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: DBMD)

Oral thrush as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Oral thrush, it is also important to consider Oral thrush as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Oral thrush may cause:

• Cheilosis
• Oral ulceration

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About signs and symptoms of Oral thrush:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Oral thrush. This signs and symptoms information for Oral thrush has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Oral thrush signs or Oral thrush symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Oral thrush may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Oral thrush symptoms.