Candida Esophagitis x10
Candida Esophagitis x10

The tissue is completely necrotic
Fungal hyphae are seen(arrow)
Note the virtual absence of inflammatory cells in the presence of severe necrosis which may represent an early stage in the inflammatory response or perhaps indicate a neutropenic patient
(Description By:Martin Nadel, M.D. )
(Image Contrib. by:Martin Nadel, M.D. UCHC )