Thrush appearance varies depending on the affected area, but common visual signs include: Oral Thrush (mouth):

• Creamy white, slightly raised patches or spots inside the mouth, often on the tongue and inner cheeks. These patches resemble cottage cheese and may be sore or bleed slightly if scraped.
• The patches can also spread to the roof of the mouth, gums, tonsils, or back of the throat.
• The affected areas underneath may appear red and irritated.
• In severe cases, lesions may spread into the esophagus causing pain or difficulty swallowing.
• Additional signs include cracking and redness at the corners of the mouth and a cottony feeling in the mouth.
• Sometimes, redness and soreness occur under dentures.
• The white patches usually cannot be wiped off easily without causing bleeding or soreness

Thrush on Skin (including genital areas):

• In women, vaginal thrush typically causes a thick, white or creamy discharge resembling cottage cheese, accompanied by itching, burning, redness, and soreness around the vulva and vagina. There may also be pain during sex or urination.
• In men, thrush can cause irritation, redness, burning around the head of the penis and under the foreskin, sometimes with a white discharge.
• On other skin areas like armpits, groin, or between fingers, thrush appears as a red, itchy, or painful rash that may scale over with white or yellow discharge. The rash may be less obvious on darker skin

In summary, thrush typically looks like creamy white, raised, cottage cheese- like patches or spots in the mouth or as a thick white discharge and red irritated skin in genital or other skin areas. The patches in the mouth are often sore and may bleed when rubbed