Suggest Treatment For A Swollen Sore Inside The Lower Jaw Of An 85-year-old

Posted on Sat, 23 Dec 2017

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Question : Swollen sore inside lower jaw of 85 year old type II diabetic Male.

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Oral candidiasis or gingivitis

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to HealthcareMagic and thanks for putting up the query
Diabetic patients usually have fungal infection.
Please send me the picture of the lesion so that I can suggest you better and prescribe you accordingly.
Take care
Thanks and regards

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