An unusual case of esophageal tuberculosis in an adult
RESPIRATION, cilt.66, sa.1, ss.88-90, 1999 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.