Original MICA image-reading exercise, unscored. No clinical narrative absent from the source is added.
- Describe visible findings before proposing an interpretation.
- Suggest an interpretation and at least one image limitation.
- Which clinical findings or investigations would complement this observation?
Reveal the explained reading
Oesophageal plaques: candidiasis
- Technique
- Upper GI endoscopy
- Observation
- Whitish deposits cover inflamed mucosa.
- Limitation
- The photograph cannot identify the fungal species.
Morphological description
Whitish deposits cover inflamed mucosa.
Interpretation and diagnostic limits
The source diagnosis guides image reading.
Differential diagnoses
Compare deposits, inflammatory lesions and other infections.
Pitfalls
The photograph cannot identify the fungal species.
Take-home message
Integrate endoscopic appearance and context.
Media source & rights
- Author
- James Heilman, MD
- Original source
- James Heilman, MD · Plaques œsophagiennes — candidose attribuée par la source · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 3.0
- Changes
- Full image retained; WebP conversion and proportional resize. No clinical alteration. Derivative retains the source licence.
- Dimensions
- 1280 × 1078 px
- Check
- 2026-10-14