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

R Tricerri; M Oppezzi; M Dodero; N Piersantelli; B Guida; G Cassola

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

Pathologica. 1990 Mar-Apr;82(1078):187-91.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

R Tricerri¹, M Oppezzi, M Dodero, N Piersantelli, B Guida, G Cassola

Affiliation

¹ Divisione di gastroenterologia, Ospedali Galliera di Genova.

PMID: 2392339

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