Nonfatal Total Expulsion of the Distal Oesophagus Due to Invasive Candida Oesophagitis

Abstract

Invasive fungal infection is an increasing problem in severely immunocompromised patients. A 30-year-old man with profound pancytopenia due to acute myelogenous leukaemia aquired a severe invasive Candida oesophagitis with total desquamation end expulsion of 90 mm of the distal oesophagus. The case report lends support to the concept of early recognition of fungal oesophagitis including species identification and possibly also antimycotic prophylaxis during immunosuppressive treatment.