Odynophagia and dysphagia in HIV

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Background

Etiology

Management

  • Often treated empirically as Candida, followed by upper endoscopy if no improvement within 5 to 7 days
    • Fluconazole 200 mg PO once followed by 100 to 200 mg PO daily
  • Patients with more prominent odynophagia are more likely to have a non-candidal cause