Esophageal ulcers caused by Torulopsis glabrata in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Abstract

Esophagitis due to an opportunistic infection in an immunocompromised host is not unusual. This is frequently attributed to Candida albicans. Torulopsis glabrata is similar however taxonomically distinct from C. albicans. Although found to be pathogenic in various organs, to date there have been only four reported cases of T. glabrata esophagitis. None of these was associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The present paper discusses a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome found to have T. glabrata esophagitis with ulcerations.