Candida esophagitis

A 63-year-old woman presented to the outpatient clinic with a 1-month history of odynophagia and dysphagia. She had not received any immunosuppressant medication, antibiotic and glucocorticoid. She had no documented past medical history. Physical examination was unremarkable. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed white, linear, plaquelike, mucosal lesions throughout the whole length of the esophagus (Fig. 1A, B). Gastroduodenal and oropharyngeal lesions were not discovered. Histopathology of mucosa revealed Candida blastospores and pseudohyphae (Fig. 1C, D). Direct fungal cultures and detection were also positive for Candida albicans. Finally, she received the diagnosis of Candida esophagitis according to the typically characteristic endoscopic manifestations and a culture of esophageal brushing samples positive for Candida albicans. Human immunodeficiency virus test was negative.