title: [Stenosing esophagitis caused by Trichosporon beigelii: presentation of a rare case].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Diagnostica e Chirurgia Endoscopica, Università degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bottari
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Amore
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Buda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magnano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Melita
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dell'Utri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crescenti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Casella
mesh_terms: 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*