title: Gastric candidiasis.
abstract: Two cases of candidiasis occured in the stomach. The first is a case of disseminated candidiasis with stomach wall involvement. The patient had Hodgkin's disease and responded to chemotherapy and amphotericin B. The second is a case of superficial invasion of Candida in a stitch ulcer. Systemic and local factors influence growth of Candida in the stomach.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005756:Gastritis / Q000209:etiology*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B