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Case Reports
. 1999 Jan;67(1):231-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)01144-8.

Surgical management of necrotizing Candida esophagitis

H A Gaissert  1 , C K Breuer, A Weissburg, L Mermel
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Case Reports

Surgical management of necrotizing Candida esophagitis

H A Gaissert et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Jan.

Abstract

Invasive esophageal candidiasis produced transmural necrosis leading to perforation in 2 patients aged 10 and 27 years. Both patients survived after esophageal resection and complete diversion. One patient with acute leukemia and neutropenia experienced systemic candidiasis, which resolved after esophagectomy. Esophagectomy and diversion for yeast-induced necrosis may lead to complete recovery and resolution of disseminated candidiasis when combined with systemic antifungal therapy.

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