Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1997 Feb;17(1):55-58.

Esophagus, Stomach & Intestine; A Case of Esophageal Candidiasis Presenting Recurrent Abdominal Pain in an Immunocompetent Child

• Kim YJ
• Jang SJ

Abstract

Candida albicans is the most common cause of infectious esophagitis and usually is an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. Dysphagia and odynophagia are the usual presenting complaints and, importantly, oral lesions are absent in 50 percent of patients. The role of gastrointestinal endoscopy in diagnosing fungal infections of the esophagus is primary. It is the most definitive and often the only method of detecting esophageal candidiasis. Accurate endoscopic diagnosis by biopsy or brushing leads to the initiation nf effective therapy. We have experienced a case of esophageal candidiasis in an 11-year-old girl who was immunologically normal and whose main symptoms were epigastric abdominal pain and nausea for 4 months. The endoscopic and pathologic findings of esophageal candidiasis were presented.

Keyword

Esophageal candidiasis; Child; Recurrent abdominal pain

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain*
Biopsy
Candida albicans
Candidiasis*
Child*
Deglutition Disorders
Diagnosis
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Esophagitis
Esophagus*
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Intestines*
Nausea
Opportunistic Infections
Stomach*