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There is no specific age, sex, or racial predilection. However, it is more often seen as an opportunistic infection in someone prone to develop it, including (1) children whose immune system is not complete; (2) older individuals with age-related reduced immune function; (3) patients who were recently on antibiotics; (4) patients who underwent radiation therapy; (5) patients undergoing chemotherapy; (6) patients with diseases that affect the immune system (eg, leukemia, HIV); (7) patients with trauma from ill-fitting dentures; and (8) patients with warm, moist creases at the commissures of the mouth with reduced occlusal vertical dimension.