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Fungal infection due to Candida albicans is the most common cause of infectious esophagitis.

Predisposing conditions are broad and include HIV infection/AIDS, other immunosuppressed conditions such as organ transplant, prolonged corticosteroid therapy as well as other conditions such as diabetes, malignancy, antibiotic therapy, acid‐suppressive therapy, and pregnancy. Infection due to Candida tropicalis and Candida (Torulopsis) glabrata has also been described, as well as infection due to other fungi such as Histoplasma capsulatum and Aspergillus species.