Oral Candidal Infection Misdiagnosed as a Tumour

Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove). 2023;66(3):128-131. doi: 10.14712/18059694.2024.6.

Abstract

A case report on a 70-year-old male patient with atypical candidal infection on the palate that was misdiagnosed for a tumour based on clinical examination. The lesion was an accidental finding when the patient was at a registered dentist for a preventive check-up.

Keywords: acquired coagulopathies; hematological disorders; immunodeficiency; oral candidosis; tumour.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Candidiasis, Oral* / diagnosis
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasms*
  • Palate