Candida glabrata oropharyngeal infection in a patient with oral squamous cell carcinoma after COVID-19 infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

The COVID-19 pandemic may be an aggravating risk factor for the delay of the diagnoses of serious illnesses, such as oral squamous cell carcinoma, as well as poor management of patients with underlying morbidities, the onset of oral lesions, and antifungal susceptibility to opportunistic fungal infections. Oral candidiasis is one of the most common oral features of COVID-19.

Case report

This study aimed to report an 83-year-old female diagnosed with oral carcinoma who developed oropharyngeal candidiasis after falling ill with COVID-19. In late 2020, this patient was hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia. A fissured tongue with white scars appeared after the COVID-19 recovery that caused pain, dysphasia, and dysarthria. The sequencing result based on the

SUBMITTER: Jafarzadeh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10864745 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature