title: A solitary tuberculous ulcer in the oesophagus.
abstract: A 48-year-old woman born in Pakistan was evaluated for dysphagia. Endoscopy showed a solitary ulcerative oesophageal lesion. Cultures were positive for mycobacterium tuberculosis. Additional imaging showed no other manifestations of tuberculosis. Oesophageal tuberculosis is a rare entity, especially as a primary manifestation defined as involvement of the oesophagus without signs of disseminated disease. Therefore, this case was classified as primary oesophageal tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Bart T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Rövekamp
authors.forename: Klaas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: van der Linde
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dees
authors.forename: Shelley E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Overbeek
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Blankenstein
authors.forename: Ernst J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kuipers
mesh_terms: D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000209:etiology; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014456:Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*