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How can you tell the difference between thrush or hairy leukoplakia?
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Thrush is wipable: Thrush is another term for oral candidiasis. It is essentially a fungal infection of common oral microbe and is easily cured with antifungal medicines or troches (dissolvable tabs). Hairy leukoplakia is caused by a viral infection (epstein-barr virus) and usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. Thrush can occur also in these patents or patients who chronically take antibiotics.
Answered 3/26/2013
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It wipes off: Thrush wipes off with a piece of cotton.
Answered 3/26/2013
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