Fungal Gastroduodenitis

Candida infection of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is rare in the immunocompetent individual. In immunocompromised patients, it frequently involves the oesophagus, but extra-oesophageal involvement is uncommon. We report a case of primary and isolated gastroduodenal candidiasis. Upper GI endoscopy...

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Autores principales: Branco, Sara Castelo, Ferreira, Ana Teresa, Saraiva, Sofia, Silva, Mário Jorge, Garcia, Teresa
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SMC Media Srl 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30755955
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2017_000628
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author Branco, Sara Castelo
Ferreira, Ana Teresa
Saraiva, Sofia
Silva, Mário Jorge
Garcia, Teresa
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description Candida infection of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is rare in the immunocompetent individual. In immunocompromised patients, it frequently involves the oesophagus, but extra-oesophageal involvement is uncommon. We report a case of primary and isolated gastroduodenal candidiasis. Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy of gastric mucosa was crucial for making the diagnosis. The patient showed transient improvement after therapy with fluconazole. LEARNING POINTS: Gastroduodenal candidiasis is rarely documented in the literature. Old age is an independent risk factor for fungal infection of the gastrointestinal tract. In this case, fungal gastroduodenitis was associated with gastroparesis.
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spelling pubmed-63469122019-02-12 Fungal Gastroduodenitis Branco, Sara Castelo Ferreira, Ana Teresa Saraiva, Sofia Silva, Mário Jorge Garcia, Teresa Eur J Case Rep Intern Med Articles Candida infection of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is rare in the immunocompetent individual. In immunocompromised patients, it frequently involves the oesophagus, but extra-oesophageal involvement is uncommon. We report a case of primary and isolated gastroduodenal candidiasis. Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy of gastric mucosa was crucial for making the diagnosis. The patient showed transient improvement after therapy with fluconazole. LEARNING POINTS: Gastroduodenal candidiasis is rarely documented in the literature. Old age is an independent risk factor for fungal infection of the gastrointestinal tract. In this case, fungal gastroduodenitis was associated with gastroparesis. SMC Media Srl 2017-06-22 /pmc/articles/PMC6346912/ /pubmed/30755955 http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2017_000628 Text en © EFIM 2017 This article is licensed under a Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30755955
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2017_000628
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