An unusual case of esophageal tuberculosis in an adult
RESPIRATION, vol.66, no.1, pp.88-90, 1999 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 66 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 1999
- Doi Number: 10.1159/000029346
- Journal Name: RESPIRATION
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.88-90
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.