The presence of fungal infections in the esophagus requires antifungal treatment, active removal of predisposing factors, daily rest and nutrition.
1. Antifungal treatment: Fungal infection in esophagus requires antifungal treatment as prescribed by doctor. Drug sensitivity test can be conducted to choose sensitive drugs, commonly used drugs are fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole and so on.
2. Remove triggering factors: there are many triggers leading to esophageal fungal infections, and the common triggers are mainly caused by the lowering of the body’s immunity, such as the involvement of chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, long-term use of immunosuppressants, esophageal cancer after radiotherapy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and other causes of esophageal mucous membrane long-term damage and other factors.
After identifying the causative factors of the disease, they need to be controlled to avoid further progression of the disease. For fungal infections induced by diabetes mellitus, it is necessary to control the progression of diabetes mellitus, such as controlling blood glucose, and antiretroviral therapy should be administered if HIV infection is present.
3. General treatment: in daily life, patients also need to pay attention to rest, nutritional balance, and quit bad habits.
Patients with esophageal fungal infection should follow the doctor’s instructions for medication and treatment, and avoid self-abuse of drugs.