CANDIDIASIS, ESOPHAGEAL (2)    ROR AIDS INDICATOR DISEASE (799.49)

Name Value
DISEASE NAME CANDIDIASIS, ESOPHAGEAL
INITIAL DIAGNOSIS VALUES 1:Definitive;2:Presumptive
SEQUENTIAL NUMBER 2
DESCRIPTION Candidiasis, esophageal
METHOD DESCRIPTION
Definitive Diagnostic Method:
 
Gross inspection by endoscopy or autopsy, or 
microscopy (histology or cytology) on a specimen
obtained directly from the tissues affected
(including scrapings from the mucosal surface),
not from a culture.