[Esophageal ulcer caused by Geotrichum candidum in a case of AIDS]

Pathologica. 1990 Mar-Apr;82(1078):187-91.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Isolate esophageal ulcer caused by Geotrichum candidum in a case of AIDS. We report the case of a 29-year-old white man, AIDS affected, presented with odynophagia, dysphagia and chest pain. X-ray and endoscopic study revealed an isolated esophageal ulcer whose culture demonstrated to be caused by Geotrichum candidum. This etiologic agent was not previously described in this kind of lesion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adult
  • Esophagitis / complications*
  • Esophagitis / microbiology
  • Geotrichum / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitosporic Fungi / isolation & purification*
  • Mycoses / complications*
  • Opportunistic Infections / complications*
  • Ulcer / etiology