[Esophageal tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient].
We present the case of a 68-year-old man who presented dysphagia and weight loss over the previous three months. Esophageal transit showed extreme stenosis suspicious for neoplasia but which was revealed to be a granulomatous inflammatory lesion. Culture of the lesion revealed Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Chest x-ray showed pulmonary tuberculosis. Esophageal tuberculosis should be considered in patients with dysphagia and pulmonary tuberculosis.
Gómez Cedenilla
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Servicio de Medicina Interna-Digestivo. Fundación Hospital Manacor. Palma de Mallorca. Spain.
Garrido Durán
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Sansó Sureda
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Torres
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Canalejo Castrillejo
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D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D000995:Antitubercular Agents