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Query: UMLS:C0017455 (
geotrichosis
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Infections
with Geotrichum species, although rare, are sometimes seen in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of oral
geotrichosis
in a patient seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus who had erythematous mandibular and maxillary gingiva but was otherwise free of any active systemic disease. Geotrichum candidum was shown by both culture and histopathology to be present in the lesion and was deduced to be the causative organism. The patient responded well to several weeks of treatment involving oral topical administration of nystatin vaginal tablets.
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PMID:Oral Geotrichum candidum infection associated with HIV infection. A case report. 143 44
