Is Oral Thrush A Common Side Effect Of Chemotherapy?

Posted on Sun, 20 Sep 2015

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Sun, 20 Sep 2015 Answered on

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Question : what can you use if you have thrash in your mouth from taking chemo. It just started today

Answered by Dr. Praveen (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Needs Clotrimazole mouth paint

Detailed Answer:
Hello madam. Thanks for your query.

Oral thrush\yeast infection is a common side effect of chemo & has to be treated with anti-fungal mouth paints(clotrimazole).Since this is a prescription medication I would recommend to consult your physician. Hope this answers your query.

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