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What Does This Biopsy Report Indicate?
Question: I have developed a headache after takin Clotrimazole for at least one week ..fungus in the mouth so this is oral..is this a side effect. My dentist did a biopsy and came back with this diagnosis.....I also have Lichen Planus that come back very few months.
Brief Answer:
Please provide more information, it seems to be a treatable condition
Detailed Answer:
Hello
I appreciate your concern and I will definitely help you in best possible way
Looking at your description headache can be side effect of clotrimazole or it can be caused by number of other reasons like fatigue, high blood pressure or vascular headache
Here, I would like further information to help you better
relevant medical history like diabetes or other metabolic disease
What all symptoms you are having like throat pain or toothache?
Since how long you have this problem?
Oral fungal infection can be related to some underlying low immunity or poor Oral hygiene so I would advise you for gargling with antiseptic mouth wash solution or warm saline water.
You can take ibuprofen for headache until cause for the headache establishes
Please revert back to me with above asked questions, so that I will be able to guide you more accurately
Best wishes
Please provide more information, it seems to be a treatable condition
Detailed Answer:
Hello
I appreciate your concern and I will definitely help you in best possible way
Looking at your description headache can be side effect of clotrimazole or it can be caused by number of other reasons like fatigue, high blood pressure or vascular headache
Here, I would like further information to help you better
relevant medical history like diabetes or other metabolic disease
What all symptoms you are having like throat pain or toothache?
Since how long you have this problem?
Oral fungal infection can be related to some underlying low immunity or poor Oral hygiene so I would advise you for gargling with antiseptic mouth wash solution or warm saline water.
You can take ibuprofen for headache until cause for the headache establishes
Please revert back to me with above asked questions, so that I will be able to guide you more accurately
Best wishes
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Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
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