SMJ articles in the category "Candida"

Original Article

Predictors of Underlying Esophageal Motility Disorders in Patients Presenting with Esophageal Candidiasis

Objectives: Esophageal motility disorders (EMDs) are a known risk factor for esophageal candidiasis (EC), but this relation has not been described particularly well. We sought to evaluate the predictors of underlying EMDs in patients presenting with EC. Methods: Cases of EC at a single medical center between 2010 and 2021…

Posted in: achalasia 2 Candida 2

Case Report

Disseminated Candida tropicalis in a Patient with Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis

Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis is a heterogeneous group of immunodeficiencies associated with persistent candidal infections. Patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis are rarely associated with systemic infections caused by other fungi, but almost never by Candida. The authors report a case of a 16-year-old with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis who developed a fungemia…

Posted in: Candida 2 disseminated 2
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