title: [Esophageal tuberculosis].
abstract: Primary esophageal tuberculosis is virtually non-existent and there are few cases described of secondary esophageal tuberculosis. Esophageal tuberculosis should be suspected in patients with dysphagia, positive test results for tuberculin, active pulmonary disease or mediastinal adenopathies. Endoscopic or x-ray images could be indistinguishable from esophageal carcinomas, hence a diagnosis can prevent wrong treatments. Confirming the diagnosis requires isolation of tuberculosis bacillus. Treatment for a patient with esophageal tuberculosis is standard therapy. Key words: Tuberculosis, esophagus.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Endoscopia Digestiva, Hospital Universitario "Virgen de la Arrixacz", Murcia, Espana.
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baños
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alberca
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alajarín
authors.forename: Aquilino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albaladejo
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Molina
mesh_terms: D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis*