Abstract

FERREIRA, S. et al. Esófago Negro Associado a Infecção por Candida Albicans, Aspergillus e Actinomyces. J Port Gastrenterol. [online]. 2007, vol.14, n.3, pp.143-146. ISSN 0872-8178.

Black esophagus, or acute necrotizing esophagitis, is a rare condition detected by upper endoscopy. Its exact etiology still remains unknown but is most likely multifactorial. The authors report, for the first time, a case of black esophagus associated with Candida albicans, Aspergillus and Actinomyces esophagitis, occurring in an immunosuppressed cancer patient with prolonged vomiting. Etiopathogenesis and clinical implications of the endoscopic and histopathological findings are also discussed.

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