Oesophageal tuberculosis mimicking secondary oesophageal involvement of mediastinal neoplasm.
During the last decade the number of cases of abdominal tuberculosis diagnosed in Western countries has dramatically increased. There are many reasons, including the appearance of AIDS and the increased morbidity of people across the world due to the westward migration of many people coming from areas with a high incidence of tuberculosis. Oesophageal involvement is rare in tuberculosis, occurring mainly as an extension of the disease from the adjacent tuberculous lymph nodes. Fifty-eight cases of oesophageal tuberculosis have so far been reported. We describe a patient affected by oesophageal tuberculosis mimicking secondary oesophageal involvement of mediastinal malignancy.
Di Febo
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Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Italy.
Calabrese
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Areni
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Savastio
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Grazia
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Miglioli
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D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents