Dilla Adilah Utami,Nunky Arum Gayatri

Program  Profesi  Jurusan  Kedokteran  Gigi,  Fakultas  Kedokteran,  Universitas  Jenderal  Soedirman,  Purwokerto, Indonesia.

Maulina Triani,Anindita Laksitasari

Departemen  Ilmu  Penyakit  Mulut  Jurusan  Kedokteran  Gigi,  Fakultas  Kedokteran,  Universitas  Jenderal  Soedirman, Purwokerto, Indonesia 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19184/stoma.v20i2.44010

ABSTRACT 

Radiotherapy is one of the modalities of cancer therapy. One of the effects of radiotherapy in the oral cavity is that it can increase the occurrence of opportunistic infections such as oral candidiasis. The purpose of this case report is to describe the oral manifestations that occur in lung cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. A 52-year-old female patient  complained  of  dry  lips  and  mouth  that  had  been  felt  since  2  weeks  ago.  The  patient  has  a  history  of  lung cancer and anemia, the patient is being treated at Prof. Dr. Margono Soekardjo Hospital, the patient has undergone 20   radiotherapy   procedures   and   blood   transfusion   treatments.   Treatment   plans   that   can   be   given   Non-pharmacological therapy in the form of communication, information, and education provided to patients in order to avoid some of the predisposing factors for candidiasis and the need for collaboration with pulmonary specialists who are dealing with systemic diseases. Topical antifungal drug therapy is nystatin oral suspension. Radiotherapy patients are patients with immunocompromised conditions that increase the incidence of infections such as oral candidiasis The  principles  of  management  of  oral  candidiasis  include  administration  of  antifungal  agents  to  suppress  fungal, identification and correction of predisposing factors and elimination of sources of infection in the oral cavity.