Research Article

Clinical Characteristics and Manifestations of Fungal Esophagitis: A Single-Center Experience in South China

Table 4

Characteristics of the therapeutic cases.

Characteristics

Sex, (%)
 Male114 (72.6)
 Female43 (27.4)
Age, (%)
 ≤3015 (9.6)
 31~4023 (14.6)
 41~5036 (22.9)
 51~6047 (29.9)
 >6036 (22.9)
Initial severity, (%)
 Kodsi 136 (22.9)
 Kodsi 267 (42.7)
 Kodsi 346 (29.3)
 Kodsi 48 (5.1)
Location
 Upper24 (15.3)
 Middle15 (9.6)
 Lower12 (7.6)
 Upper and middle30 (19.1)
 Lower and middle27 (17.2)
 Upper and lower3 (1.9)
 Whole46 (29.3)
Therapy strategy
 Observation36 (22.9)
 Nystatin54 (34.4)
 Fluconazole57 (36.3)
 Combination10 (6.4)
Recheck time
 <3 months69 (43.9)
 3~6 months24 (15.3)
 6~12 months17 (10.8)
 >12 months47 (29.9)
Therapeutic effect
 Effective125 (79.6)
 Ineffective32 (20.4)