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Infection is a common cause of esophagitis, particularly in immunocompromised patients but can also occur in apparently immunocompetent hosts with certain predisposing conditions. Fungi (Candida species) and viruses are responsible for most cases of infectious esophagitis, and dual infections may be encountered. Bacterial, mycobacterial, and parasitic esophagitis (e.g. Chagas disease due to Trypanosoma cruzi) are rarely encountered in esophageal biopsy material.