Dysphagia secondary to tuberculous lymphadenitis.
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.
Singh
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Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Natal, Durban.
Moodley
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Goga
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Haffejee
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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*