PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Seth Scheetz
AU  - Deepali Pandey
AU  - Todd E Pesavento
AU  - Priyamvada Singh
TI  - Chronic mesenteric ischaemia masked by candida esophagitis in a renal transplant patient
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2019-232938
DP  - 2019 Dec 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e232938
VI  - 12
IP  - 12
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/12/e232938.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/12/e232938.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2019 Dec 01; 12
AB  - Chronic mesenteric ischaemia is a severe disease that is often missed due to its non-specific presentation. Immunosuppressed patients are at risk for infectious gastrointestinal disease, which may further obscure the diagnosis of chronic mesenteric ischaemia. In this case, a patient’s symptoms and diagnostic workup were consistent with candida esophagitis. Worsening leukocytosis despite treatment, however, prompted re-evaluation ultimately revealing a superior mesenteric artery thrombus causing mesenteric ischaemia. The patient required urgent surgical intervention for the management of his disease.