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Intraoral picture showing the left retrocommissural area and buccal mucosa.
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Intraoral examination revealed erythematous patches on the right and left retrocommissural areas (Figure 1) extending 2 cms posteriorly into the buccal mucosa and 2 cms superiorly and inferiorly.
Intraoral picture showing the palate.
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Similar patch was present on the palate (Figure 2).
Angular cheilitis on the right and left commissures.
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A nonscrapable hyperkeratotic patch measuring 1 x 1 cm was also present on the dorsum of the tongue, and angular cheilitis was present bilaterally on the lip commissures (Figure 3).
Photomicrograph of the exfoliative smear (40x) showing candidal hyphae.
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An exfoliative smear was then prepared utilizing periodic acid schiff stain which revealed many epithelial cells with candida-like hyphae and spores confirming the diagnosis of candidiasis (Figure 4).