Candida Esophagitis
Left: Whitish yeast colonies which may become confluent, and
which may be associated with ulceration.
Right: 63 year-old man with gastric carcinoma on the left; 40
year-old woman with recurrent Candida esophagitis in whom an immune status
evaluation was negative.
52 year-old woman receiving corticosteroids for lung disease, presenting with
dysphagia. Typical whitish macules were seen proximally (left),
with more severe inflammation and ulceration distally (right).
73 year-old woman with dysphagia and odynophagia. Confluent exudate with
discoloration was noted in the proximal esophagus (left), with
dense exudate extending to the squamocolumnar junction distally (right).