Rationale:
Fungal infection of gastrointestinal (GI) tract is usually seen in immunocompromised patients, but can rarely occur in immunocompetent people in whom no permissive factor is present.
Patient concerns:
We describe a 68-year-old male immunocompetent patient presenting with simultaneous fungal esophagitis and giant gastric ulcer.
Diagnoses:
Repeated endoscopic biopsies were taken from the giant gastric ulcer edge and base and histology demonstrated granulation tissue and pseudohyphal fungal forms.
Interventions:
The patient was treated with fluconazole and omeprazole for 8 weeks.
Outcomes:
After antifungal treatment with fluconazole, the patient's clinical symptoms gradually disappeared with the healing of gastric ulcer, which never recurred in this patient until 3 months after follow-up.
Lessons:
Nonhealing gastroesophageal ulcers highlights the importance of repeated endoscopies and biopsies.