Malignant tumor-like gastric lesion due to candida albicans in a diabetic patient treated with cyclosporin: A case report and review of the literature

Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 201-205

  Mansueto, Pasquale ^a   Pisciotta, Giuseppe ^a   Tomasello, Giovanni ^a   Cabibi, Daniela ^a   Seidita, Aurelio ^a   D'Alcamo, Alberto ^a   Patti, Angelo Maria ^a   Sprini, Delia ^a   Carroccio, Antonio ^b   Rini, Giovam Battista ^a   Fede, Gaetana Di ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Mycotic infection of the gastrointestinal tract; Submucosal tumor

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; CYCLOSPORIN A; HEMOGLOBIN; ITRACONAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANEMIA; BODY WEIGHT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; STOMACH LESION; STOMACH ULCER; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CYCLOSPORINE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; STOMACH ULCER;

ALOUATTA; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 84865496900     PISSN: 15918890     EISSN: 15919528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10238-011-0158-1     Document Type: Review

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