Four patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) underwent esophagoscopy and microlaryngoscopy. Cultures were obtained by biopsy of the larynx and the esophagus. Three of the four patients with laryngeal disease proven by laryngoscopy and culture also had extensive esophageal disease. One patient with a normal larynx by examination and culture also had a normal esophagus. There appears to be a good correlation between the presence of laryngeal and esophageal disease.
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