Symptoms & Signs
Symptoms include:
- Difficulty swallowing
- Fever (only if the fungus spreads further)
- Oral thrush (Candida in the mouth)
- Painful swallowing
Diagnosis & Tests
Tests that show Candida include:
- EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) with or without biopsy, staining, and culture
- Mouth orthroat swab culture
- Upper GI and small bowel series
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Candida esophagitis : Overview, Causes, & Risk Factor
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Candida esophagitis : Symptoms & Signs, Diagnosis & Tests
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Candida esophagitis : Treatment
Review Date : 8/28/2009
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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