• DOI:10.1007/s11894-015-0436-2
Corpus ID: 3098136

Small Intestinal Fungal Overgrowth

@article{Erdoan2015SmallIF,
  title={Small Intestinal Fungal Overgrowth},
  author={A. Erdoğan and Satish S. C. Rao},
  journal={Current Gastroenterology Reports},
  year={2015},
  volume={17},
  pages={1-7}
}

A. Erdoğan, Satish S. C. Rao

Published 2015

Medicine

Current Gastroenterology Reports

Small intestinal fungal overgrowth (SIFO) is characterized by the presence of excessive number of fungal organisms in the small intestine associated with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. Candidiasis is known to cause GI symptoms particularly in immunocompromised patients or those receiving steroids or antibiotics. However, only recently, there is emerging literature that an overgrowth of fungus in the small intestine of non-immunocompromised subjects may cause unexplained GI symptoms. Two recent… CONTINUE READING

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