title: [Mycotic esophagitis - a contribution to its etiology].
abstract: Six cases of mycotic pseudomembrane inflammation of the esophagus formed 0.6% of all the necropsies within observed period. The basic disease was malignant tumour in 5 patients, non-tumorous blood disease in one. Culturally, yeast-like organisms of the genus Candida were proved in all cases. In three cases necrotizing and pseudomembrane inflammation of the larynx developed simultaneously. In the control group cultivation examination of the esophagus and larynx was made in 50 "at risk" patients (children, diabetics and oncologic patients) without any overt mycotic disease. A positive mycologic findings was from the esophagus in 60% from the larynx in 38%. In both localities the most frequent was Candida albicans, in isolated cases also conditionally pathogenic fungi of the genera, Saccharomyces and Torulopsis were detected. All these organisms apparently may spread from the digestive tract to the upper respiratory passages.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Mykotická esofagitida - príspĕvek k etiologii.