TY - JOUR T1 - Chronic mesenteric ischaemia masked by candida esophagitis in a renal transplant patient JF - BMJ Case Reports JO - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2019-232938 VL - 12 IS - 12 SP - e232938 AU - Seth Scheetz AU - Deepali Pandey AU - Todd E Pesavento AU - Priyamvada Singh Y1 - 2019/12/01 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/12/e232938.abstract N2 - 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. ER -