Disease or Syndrome
candida esophagitis
Definitions related to candida esophagitis:
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Candida infections of the esophagus are considered opportunistic infections and are seen most commonly in immunosuppressed patients, the most common symptoms being dysphagia, odynophagia, and retrosternal pain.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Esophagitis resulting from Candida.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(esophageal candidiasis) Candidiasis of the esophagus.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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