Resumen

LAZARDE, LJ  y  ANEZ, O A. Candidiasis Multifocal bucal. Reporte de un caso. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2004, vol.42, n.1, pp.9-12. ISSN 0001-6365.

Candidosis is the most common mycosis of the mouth. Candida albicans seems to be the most pathogenic species,commmensal organism and its conversion to pathogen depends on the alteration and lack of  defensive mechanisms in the colonized person as well as on the presence of several virulence factors. We present a case  a 29 year-old female patient that assisted at the Stomatolgic Clinic Service in Dentist School UCV, with  white multiple plaques an extensive area of the oral mucosa.Oral specimen was inoculated in Agar-Sabouraud culture medium. And Candida albicans was isolated.Topical antifungals was indicated, 30 days after the disappearance of clinical signs of candidiasis.

Palabras clave : Candidosis; Mouth; Mycosis.