A 40-year-old patient who has just finished chemotherapy for breast cancer tells the nurse that she is concerned about her mouth.During the assessment the nurse finds areas of buccal mucosa that are raw and red with some bleeding and other areas that have a white, cheesy coating.The nurse recognizes that this abnormality is:

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The presence of raw and red areas with bleeding and white, cheesy coating is consistent with oral candidiasis, which is a fungal infection caused by Candida albicans. Aphthous ulcers present as painful, round or oval ulcers that are not contagious. Leukoplakia is a precancerous white patch on the mucous membranes of the mouth and tongue. Koplik's spots are small red spots with blue-white centers that appear inside the mouth as a symptom of measles.

A 40-Year-Old Patient Who Has Just Finished Chemotherapy for Breast