title: Dysphagia secondary to tuberculous lymphadenitis.
abstract: Oesophageal tuberculosis is a rare entity often pre-disposed to by caseating tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenopathy (TML). Although widely reported in children, TML is an under appreciated entity in adults; in this article dysphagia in an adult patient caused by TML is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Natal, Durban.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moodley
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Goga
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Haffejee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications*