Esophageal candidiasisBahadır Ceylan1, Aydın Mazlum2, F. Demirkalem3, A. Dağ21SSK Istanbul Hospital, Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Istanbul
2Atlas Hospital, Internal Medicine Clinic, Istanbul
3Atlas Hospital, General Surgery, Istanbul
In this report, we presented a case with esophageal candidiasis. A 35-year-old woman was admitted our hospital because of dysphagia and substernal burning pain on swallowing. Endoscopy revealed discrete white mucosal patches on the mucosa of the esophagus and hiatal hernia. Diagnosis was confirmed by the demonstration of Candida pseudohyphae and
yeasts in smears of brushings. Fluconazole (200 mg/day) was given by the oral route to the patient who are afebrile and not suspected of having disseminated candidiasis. In conclusion,
esophageal candidiasis should always be kept in mind fort the cause of dysphagia and odinophagia in the patients with gastroesophageal reflux esophagitis. Keywords: Esophageal candidiasis
Kandida özofajitiBahadır Ceylan1, Aydın Mazlum2, F. Demirkalem3, A. Dağ21SSK İstanbul Eğitim Hastanesi, Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul
2Atlas Hastanesi, İç hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul
3Atlas Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, İstanbul
Anahtar Kelimeler: Özofageal kandidiazis
Bahadır Ceylan, Aydın Mazlum, F. Demirkalem, A. Dağ. Esophageal candidiasis. Medeniyet Med J. 2006; 21(4): 204-206
Corresponding Author: Bahadır Ceylan, Türkiye |
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