thrush

thrush (thrush) candidiasis of the oral mucous membranes, usually seen in sick, weak infants, or persons who are debilitated or immunocompromised, characterized by creamy white plaques resembling milk curds, which if stripped away leave raw bleeding surfaces.

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thrush (thrsh)

n.

A contagious disease caused by a fungus, Candida albicans, that occurs most often in infants and children, characterized by small whitish eruptions on the mouth, throat, and tongue, and usually accompanied by fever, colic, and diarrhea.

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Thrush

A disease of the mouth, caused by Candida albicans and characterized by a whitish growth and ulcers. It can be diagnosed with the KOH test.

Mentioned in: AIDS, KOH Test, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Stomatitis, Throat Culture

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thrush

Etymology: Dan, troeske, dryness

candidiasis of the tissues of the mouth. The condition is characterized by the appearance of creamy white patches of exudate on an inflamed tongue or buccal mucosa. It is usually a benign condition in normal children but may be a sign of human immunodeficiency virus infection. See also candidiasis, stomatitis parasitica.

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thrush,

n (candidiasis, moniliasis), a disease caused by
Candida albicans and characterized by white patches that scrape off with some difficulty, leaving bleeding bases. This term usually is used for the intraoral disease, whereas
moniliasis is applied to the condition in other areas of infection by the yeast, as well as in the oral cavity. See also candidiasis; moniliasis.

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thrush

chronic, superficial, necrotic lesion of mucosa or epithelium.

1. stomatitis of the newborn caused usually by Monilia spp. See also candidiasis.

2. alimentary tract mycosis in birds usually associated with infection by Monilia, Candida spp.

3. a chronic disease of the horn of the sole of a horse's foot. Fusobacterium necrophorum is usually present and the smell is offensive.

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thrush-breast heart

alternating strips of myocardium in cases of myocardial degeneration in which some of the strips appear more yellow than the others.

crop thrush

see thrush (2) (above).

frog thrush

see thrush (3) (above).

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thrush

Pseudomembranous candidiasis A popular term for oral and mucocutaneous candidiasis, characterized by erythematous intraoral lesion overlaid by white, creamy patches, which correspond to necrotic debris, squames, fibrin, inflammatory cells, fungal hyphae and bacteria At risk groups Infants, immunocompromised Pts, malnourished Pts in poor health, or post-antibiotic therapy