消化道中常见的霉菌感染为念珠菌,据称尸体解剖发现率为1～4%。而消化道中最易受累的脏器为食管,370例食管镜检查患者中,27例(7.3%)发现念珠菌性食管炎。这些患者中,有食管疾病症状者仅占14%,说明念珠菌性食管炎确切发病率远较临床估计的为高。近年来,该病的报告日益增多,其原因是:1.器官移植、慢性衰竭者增多,肿瘤患者的生存期延长,由于这些病人免疫功能低下,易受感 The common fungal infection in the digestive tract is Candida, which is said to have an autopsy rate of 1 to 4%. The most vulnerable organ in the digestive tract was esophagus. Among 370 esophagoscopy patients, 27 (7.3%) had esophageal candidiasis. Among these patients, only 14% had symptoms of esophageal disease, indicating that the exact incidence of Candida esophagitis is much higher than clinically estimated. In recent years, the report of the disease is increasing because of the following reasons: 1. organ transplantation, chronic failure increased, the survival of cancer patients prolongation, because these patients immune dysfunction, susceptibility