A 50-year-old female with a history of hypertension and hyperthyroidism presented reddish-white spots on the palate. Red and white areas were seen irregularly scattered on the palate in the rugae region and the posterior hard palate. White areas appeared like flecks of candida pseudomembrane and the red areas appeared irregular where the pseudomembrane appeared to be scraped off.\nDifferential diagnosis: Acute/chronic pseudomembranous candidiasis (thrush).
A 60-year-old female with no relevant medical history presented with complaint of ulcers on her mouth and inability to eat. The dorsal surface of the tongue shows generalized erythema with large areas showing complete papillary atrophy with small surrounding zones of papillary regeneration. Bilateral angular cheilitis was noted. Geographic tongue along with nutritional deficiency and xerostomia was observed. A lack of salivary pool in the mouth was noted [].\nDifferential diagnosis: Ulceration secondary to nutritional deficiency/benign migratory glossitis.