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Letter to the Editor

Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis presenting as refractory fissured tongue in a patient with IL-17RC mutation: the first reported case of Chinese ethnicity

Yufei Xiea Department of Oral Medicine, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health, NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Peiru Zhoua Department of Oral Medicine, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health, NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yan Gaoa Department of Oral Medicine, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health, NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Ruoyu Lib Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China;c Research Center for Medical Mycology, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China;d Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis on Dermatoses, Beijing, People's Republic of China;e National Clinical Research Center for Skin and Immune Diseases, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Hong Huaa Department of Oral Medicine, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health, NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xiaowen Wangb Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China;c Research Center for Medical Mycology, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China;d Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis on Dermatoses, Beijing, People's Republic of China;e National Clinical Research Center for Skin and Immune Diseases, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2231567 | Published online: 07 Jul 2023

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