Friday, February, 10, 2012

Candida Esophagitis

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Alternative Names

Candida infection - esophagus; Yeast infection - esophagus


Symptoms

Symptoms include:

  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Fever (only if the fungus spreads further)
  • Oral thrush (Candida in the mouth)
  • Painful swallowing

Signs and tests

Tests that show Candida include:

  • EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) with or without biopsy, staining, and culture
  • Mouth orthroat swab culture
  • Upper GI and small bowel series

Review Date: 08/28/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)