PMC4150343_01
(a) A 34-year-old female patient presenting with mild to moderate swelling in left maxillary sinus area (arrow). (b) Intraoral examination revealed the oroantral communication (arrow) in maxillary left anterior labial vestibule at mucogingival junction in the area of canine. (c) The dorsal surface of tongue was coated with white leathery coat with central rhomboidal shaped erythematous area (arrow). (d) The cytosmear revealed PAS positive numerous long thin filaments of candidal organism (arrow). Budding yeast cells were seen scattered along the with pseudohyphae (PAS, x200)
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The case we present here is a 34-year-old female patient [Figure 1a] who was complaining about non-healing opening in the upper left front region and exposure of root of one tooth. Extraoral examination revealed a mild swelling in the left maxillary sinus area [Figure 1a]. On intraoral examination [Figure 1b] oroantral communication was noticed in maxillary left anterior labial vestibule at mucogingival junction in the area of canine. The dorsal surface of the tongue was coated with white leathery coat with central rhomboidal shape erythematous area [Figure 1c]. Numerous long thin filaments of candidal organism having budding yeast cells were seen scattered along with pseudohyphae [Figure 1d].