title: Primary oesophageal tuberculosis: a rare entity.
abstract: Tuberculous infection of the oesophagus is rare and primary oesophageal tuberculosis is seen even more infrequently. We report a case of oesophageal tuberculosis in a 32-year-old female patient who presented to us with odynophagia and weight loss. Endoscopy showed a solitary ulcerative oesophageal lesion. Further investigation resulted in a diagnosis of oesophageal tuberculosis with no manifestations of tuberculosis elsewhere. She responded well to antitubercular treatment. This case was classified as primary oesophageal tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, PVS Hospital, Kozhikode 673002, Kerala. dr_harishk@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harish
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gokulan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis*