Acta Med. 2023, 66: 128-131

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2024.6

Oral Candidal Infection Misdiagnosed as a Tumour

Wail Abou Assafa, Martin Kapitána, Luboš Tučeka, Jan Lacob

aDepartment of Stomatology, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bFingerland Department of Pathology, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received May 14, 2023
Accepted January 11, 2024

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.

Funding

Supported by project BBMRI-CZ LM2018125.

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