An unusual case of esophageal tuberculosis in an adult

Alatas F., Ozdemir N., Isiksoy S., Metintas M., Erginel S., Harmanci E., ...Daha Fazla

RESPIRATION, cilt.66, sa.1, ss.88-90, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 66 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1159/000029346
  • Dergi Adı: RESPIRATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.88-90
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Tuberculous infection of the esophagus is a rare disease and usually occurs secondary to tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenopathy, We report a 74-year-old woman presenting with dysphagia and weight loss, The chest radiograph showed punctuated calcifications lining from the right hilar region to the paracardiac region. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a 0.5 x 5cm lesion localized in the 25th cm of the esophagus covered partly with normal mucosa, partly demonstrating ulcerous areas, Biopsy revealed granulomatous infiltrates being tuberculoid in type, Thorax CT showed a calcified lymph node at the right hilum, The patient did not give consent to therapy and died 1 month later.