Acta Medica (Mar 2024)

Oral Candidal Infection Misdiagnosed as a Tumour

  • Wail Abou Assaf,
  • Martin Kapitán,
  • Luboš Tuček,
  • Jan Laco

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2024.6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 66, no. 3
pp. 128 – 131

Abstract

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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.