An expert review provides best practice advice on diagnostic considerations of immune-mediated disorders that should be ...

Pill esophagitis, or drug-induced esophagitis, occurs when oral medications cause inflammation in the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach. Symptoms can range from ...

For adults with oral thrush, the typical dosage of fluconazole is 200 mg on day 1. This is followed by 100 mg once per day for 2 weeks or longer. For adults with an esophagus infection ...

Recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management of eosinophilic esophagitis. Evan S. Dellon, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, and ...

A narrowing of the esophagus can occur when the tissue is damaged, and scar tissue is formed. This can make it difficult to swallow, create a feeling of tightness in the throat, or make it feel like ...

Netherlands: A recent retrospective cohort study has shed light on the connection between esophageal Candida infection and an elevated risk of esophageal cancer (EC) in individuals diagnosed with ...

If people leave oral thrush untreated, the candidiasis may travel to their esophagus or turn into something more serious called invasive candidiasis—a rare complication in which Candida gets into the ...

In 2019, state health officials released the first-ever list of hospitals and nursing homes in New York that treated patients harboring Candida auris, the deadly drug-resistant fungus. That list ...

Oral thrush can also spread to your esophagus, causing a sore throat and additional difficulty swallowing. You can consult your healthcare team about symptoms related to oral thrush and possible ...

The authors recommend that EoE is diagnosed based on the presence of symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and at least 15 eosinophils per high-power field on esophageal biopsy. A systematic ...

There are significant seasonal and temporal variation in eosinophilic esophagitis-related emergency department visits across all regions in the United States. Seasonal trends in emergency department ...

Candidiasis. Studies of all three echinocandins have been conducted to assess their efficacy and toxicity in the treatment of esophageal candidiasis. A dose-response study of 245 patients compared ...