title: [Esophageal ulcer caused by Geotrichum candidum in a case of AIDS].
abstract: Isolate esophageal ulcer caused by Geotrichum candidum in a case of AIDS. We report the case of a 29-year-old white man, AIDS affected, presented with odynophagia, dysphagia and chest pain. X-ray and endoscopic study revealed an isolated esophageal ulcer whose culture demonstrated to be caused by Geotrichum candidum. This etiologic agent was not previously described in this kind of lesion.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di gastroenterologia, Ospedali Galliera di Genova.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tricerri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oppezzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dodero
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Piersantelli
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guida
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cassola
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005848:Geotrichum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Ulcera esofagea da Geotrichum candidum in un caso di AIDS.