Candida Esophagitis

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Candida, flourescent stain

Candidal esophagitis

Upper gastrointestinal system

Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Prevention

Candida Esophagitis

Alternative Names:

Candida infection - esophagus; Yeast infection - esophagus

Prevention:

Prevention of AIDS prevents opportunistic infections, such as Candida. (Opportunistic infections are infections by organisms that are not normally disease producing, but take advantage of a situation, such as a damaged immune system.) Good oral hygiene may reduce the risk of infection.

Review Date: 2/13/2006
Reviewed By: Monica Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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