[Stenosing esophagitis caused by Trichosporon beigelii: presentation of a rare case].
The Authors describe a rare case of esophageal stenosis complicated by gastroesophageal reflux due to Trichosporon beigelii in the absence of a pathologic predisposition or immunodeficiency. The diagnosis was drawn by embedding membrane fragments obtained endoscopically in Sabouraud and blood-Agar cultures. The patient was treated with antimicotics, immunostimulants, inhibitors of the gastric protonic pump, prokinetics and later underwent endoscopic dilatation combined with Savary-Guillard and pneumatic dilatators of growing diameter, until complete "restitutio ad integrum" of the esophageal lumen.
Bottari
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M
Cattedra di Diagnostica e Chirurgia Endoscopica, Università degli Studi di Messina.
D'Amore
F
F
Buda
C A
CA
Magnano
A
A
Melita
G
G
Dell'Utri
P
P
Crescenti
S
S
Casella
G
G
D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification*