A CASE OF REFRACTORY ESOPHAGEAL CANDIDIASIS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED BY ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION

Abstract

A 74-year-old man who was diagnosed with esophageal Candidiasis in the lower esophagus at the age of 66, was reexamined due to dysphasia. He had been repeatedly treated with antifungal agents without infection resolution. Endoscopy revealed esophageal Candidiasis from the pharynx to the lower esophagus, and stenosis of the lower esophagus. Post-admission treatment with combined argon plasma coagulation (APC) and antifungal agents successfully resolved the fungal lesions. These findings suggest the utility of APC in the treatment of refractory esophageal Candidiasis.