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Esophageal candidiasis risk factors
Introduction
Risk factors
Risk factors
Immunodeficiency is the most important risk factor for candida esophagitis[1]
- People with an immune deficiency (e.g. as a result of AIDS/HIV)
- Organ transplantation patients
- Patients undergoing chemotherapy
- Patients undergoing radiotherapy
- Hematologic malagninacies
Risk factors in immunocompetent individuals
- Esophageal stasis (achalasia, esophageal cancer)_SpringerLink-2|[2]
- Malnutrition
- Alcoholism
References
References
- ↑ Kodsi BE, Wickremesinghe C, Kozinn PJ, Iswara K, Goldberg PK (1976). “Candida esophagitis: a prospective study of 27 cases”. Gastroenterology. 71 (5): 715–9. PMID 964563.
- _SpringerLink_2-0|↑ “Candidaesophagitis | SpringerLink”.
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