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