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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Adults may experience discomfort or burning in the mouth. Symptoms of candidiasis in the esophagus may include pain and dysphagia (difficult swallowing). Candida infections of the mouth and throat can manifest in a variety of ways. The most common symptom of oral thrush is white patches or plaques on the tongue and other oral mucous membranes
History and Symptoms
Adults may experience discomfort or burning in the mouth. Symptoms of candidiasis in the esophagus may include pain and dysphagia (difficult swallowing).
Candida infections of the mouth and throat can manifest in a variety of ways. The most common symptom of oral thrush is white patches or plaques on the tongue and other oral mucous membranes. Other symptoms include:
- Redness or soreness in the affected areas
- Difficulty swallowing
- Cracking at the corners of the mouth (angular cheilitis)
It is important for a physician to be consulted if these symptoms persist.
In babies the condition is termed thrush and usually is not painful. In more advanced cases if the thrush causes pain, it may interfere with feeding.
Thrush and Breastfeeding
Because of the increased use of antibiotics in laboring women to reduce the transmission of Group B streptococcal infection to the infant, thrush has become more prevalent. Symptoms include:
- An oral rash in the infant's mouth
- A diaper rash that does not heal with conventional diaper rash treatments and ointments,
- Burning, painful nipples for the breastfeeding mother.
The rash and pain experienced by the mother can range from severe to mild and may complicate breastfeeding. Because thrush is assumed to be benign, it may be difficult to obtain treatment for an outbreak in the diaper area of an infant or mother's nipples. Over the counter yeast infection cream, that comes in the 7-day package, can be applied to the skin with good results within 24 - 48 hours. It should be washed off nipples before breastfeeding.