İnhale Steroid Kullanımı Sonucu Gelişen Özofageal Kandidiazis

Authors : Taylan Kara, Gökhan Darilmaz

Pages : 52-53

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Publication Date : 2011-03-01

Article Type : Other

Abstract :A 71 years old female was presented with dysphagia, odynophagia and dyspnea. She has been followed with asthma for 20 years. She had used inhaled fluticasone propionate irregulerly previously and she has been treated with inhaled fluticasone propionate 2 mg 2x1 for nine days.Esophagoscopy was performed for the suspection of candida esophagitis. On endoscopy, diffuse white-yellow plaques scattered over the mucosa of the esophagus diffusely and a narrowed lumen the lumen at the inferior part of esophagus was seen. The diagnosis was candida esophagitis. After the antifungal treatment, all the candida plaques dissapeared completely. Candida esophagitis should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of the patients odynophagia who were treated with inhaled steroids as a differential diagnosis
Keywords : esophagitis, candidiasis, steroids, esophagoscopy