How to check for fungal esophagitis

Fungal esophagitis can be examined by physical examination, laboratory examination, esophagoscopy and other methods.

1. Physical examination

When the patient has symptoms such as swallowing pain, dysphagia, and retrosternal pain, it can be initially judged as esophagitis.

2. Laboratory examination

The patient can find neutropenia through blood routine examination, and at the same time, when fungi are positive in the fungal examination, it can help diagnose fungal esophagitis.

3. Esophagoscopy The patient can be diagnosed

with inflammatory infiltration, ulcer, and white spots or pseudomembranes on the mucosal surface after esophagoscopy.