
Patients in whom esophageal candidiasis is suspected should receive a brief course of antifungal therapy with fluconazole. In most cases, the diagnosis is established based on response to therapy. Some patients present with esophageal candidiasis as a first presentation of systemic candidiasis. There is often concomitant thrush in the mouth. Longstanding esophageal candidiasis can result in weight loss. People with esophageal candidiasis typically present with difficult or painful swallowing. It is also known as candidal esophagitis or monilial esophagitis. However, it can also occur in patients with no predisposing risk factors, and is more likely to be asymptomatic in those patients. The disease usually occurs in patients in immunocompromised states, including post- chemotherapy and in AIDS. Brushings confirmed the presence of hyphaeĮsophageal candidiasis is an opportunistic infection of the esophagus by Candida albicans. Send us feedback about these examples.Endoscopic image of esophageal candidiasis in a patient after chemotherapy. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'soiree.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.

Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2023 See More Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 July 2023 At the intimate soirees, musicologist Kristi Brown-Montesano explains the program and guides the question-and-answer session. Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 17 July 2023 Etienne Maurice proposed to his longtime girlfriend and journalist at ABC News, Stephanie Wash, on July 6th, with a surprise engagement soiree, complete with family and friends, along with roses and candles atop a New York City rooftop. Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 6 July 2023 Fashion icon Emily Ratajkowski brought the glamour to London for the annual British Vogue x Self-Portrait soiree, cohosted by editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, Self-Portrait founder Han Chong, and EmRata herself. 2023 Kylian Mbappe’s Hublot Athletes like Kylian Mbappe were also among those in attendance at Rubin’s Hamptons soiree. 2023 Their kids have joined them for fun soirees too, like meeting the Yo Gabba Gabba! - Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. The Styles Desk, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023 In the season’s finale, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) hosts a soiree to say goodbye to her apartment. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2023 To make your picnic even more memorable, consider working with Perfect Picnic NYC, one of several luxury picnic companies that transform basic spreads into gourmet lunches and soirees. Recent Examples on the Web In New York there was many a soiree, many a cocktail. Soiree can be spelled in English using the acute accent as soirée, but is usually spelled without it.

Our Unabridged of 1934, however, did record both a verb soiree (meaning, presumably, “to hold or attend an evening party”) and the variant swarry, “so spelled in mimicry of mispronunciation.” The “evening performance” meaning of soirée has not been adopted by English.

” Matinée literally means “morning performance” in French but has come to mean “daytime or afternoon performance” in English. As is typical for words that have been borrowed from modern French, soiree in English signifies the fancy version of a simple “party”: an evening event that is formal or refined in some way.Ī third sense of soirée in French, “an evening performance,” has a parallel with matinée, from matin “morning. From the idea of a period of time evolved the second meaning of soirée: a party that takes place during the evening. In English, soiree means “a fancy evening affair.” The word comes directly from French and was formed from the word soir, meaning “evening” or “night.” The French make a subtle distinction between soir, which refers explicitly to the time of day following sunset, and soirée, which refers to some duration of time, usually translated as “evening.” English speakers don’t use different words, but we understand the difference between “I’ll see you tomorrow evening” and “We spent the evening playing cards”-one refers to a time of day and one refers to the passage of time.
