title: [Candida infection of gastric ulcers. 6 cases (author's transl)].
abstract: Candida infection of mild gastric ulcers was detected by gastric biopsy in 6 patients aged from 67 to 82 years. Filaments and spores were located in the connective tissue or submucosa in 3 cases and in the false membrane in the other 3. No predisposing cause was found in 5 patients. Chemical study of the gastric secretion was performed in all patients under maximal pentagastrin stimulation and showed normal acidity. The addition of amphotericin B to the anti-ulcerous treatment seems to have helped the ulcer to heal.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010503:Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B
vernacular_title: Ulcères gastriques colonisés par Candida. Caractéristiques cliniques et biologiques.