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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2]
Overview
Medical therapy
- Esophageal candidiasis is almost always treated with systemic antifungals (either parentral or oral)
- A diagnostic trial of antifungal therapy is tried before performing endoscopy in HIV patients (because candida esophagitis is the most common cause of infectious esophagitis). If no improvement within 5-7 days, then endoscopy is indicated.
First line antifungal therapy:
- Oral fluconazole: 200-400 mg * 14-21
- IV fluconazole: 400 mg daily (6mg/kg/day)
- Amphotericin B deoxycholate (AmB-d): 0.3-0.7 mg/day
In fluconazole refractory patients:
- Itraconazole: 200 mg daily
- Voriconazole: 200 mg twice daily for 14-21 days
- Micafungin: 150 mg daily
- Caspofungin: 50 mg daily
- Anidu-lafungin: 200 mg daily
- AmB-d: 0.3 - 0.7 mg/kg daily
Prophylactic (suppressive) therapy:
- Fluconazole 100-200 3 times/ week
HIV patients:
- HAART therapy decreases recurrence of candida esophagitis.