Gastrointestinal candidiasis

Gastrointestinal candidiasis is an opportunistic fungal infection of the digestive tract, most commonly caused by *Candida albicans* or other *Candida* species that typically reside as benign commensal organisms in the human mycobiome The condition primarily affects individuals with compromised immune systems, altered gut microbiota, mucosal barrier disruptions, or prolonged exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics and immunosuppressive therapies Pathophysiologically, it involves the transition of...

Gastrointestinal candidiasis is an opportunistic fungal infection of the digestive tract, most commonly caused by *Candida albicans* or other *Candida* species that typically reside as benign commensal organisms in the human mycobiome

The condition primarily affects individuals with compromised immune systems, altered gut microbiota, mucosal barrier disruptions, or prolonged exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics and immunosuppressive therapies Depending on the specific segment involved, patients may present with dysphagia, odynophagia, epigastric pain, nausea, gastrointestinal bleeding, or diarrhea, with severe cases carrying a risk of transmural perforation or systemic dissemination

The condition primarily affects individuals with compromised immune systems, altered gut microbiota, mucosal barrier disruptions, or prolonged exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics and immunosuppressive therapies Pathophysiologically, it involves the transition of *Candida* from a commensal blastospore to an invasive hyphal form, leading to tissue penetration, mucosal inflammation, pseudomembrane formation, ulceration, or erosion anywhere from the esophagus to the lower bowel Depending on the s...

Pathophysiologically, it involves the transition of *Candida* from a commensal blastospore to an invasive hyphal form, leading to tissue penetration, mucosal inflammation, pseudomembrane formation, ulceration, or erosion anywhere from the esophagus to the lower bowel Depending on the specific segment involved, patients may present with dysphagia, odynophagia, epigastric pain, nausea, gastrointestinal bleeding, or diarrhea, with severe cases carrying a risk of transmural perforation or systemic d...