title: Oesophageal tuberculosis: rare but not to be forgotten.
abstract: Tuberculosis remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in underdeveloped and developing nations. Manifestations could be nonspecific and may mimic many other conditions, including malignancies. Oesophageal involvement is surprisingly rare despite the high prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis and the close proximity of these two structures. We report two cases of oesophageal tuberculosis; a 73-year-old man with simultaneous oesophageal, stomach and duodenal involvement, and a 45-year-old man with isolated oesophageal involvement. Underlying malignancies were initially suspected in both cases, but they were eventually diagnosed as tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, BA 1710, Brunei Darussalam.
authors.forename: Riamiza Natalie
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Momin
authors.forename: Vui Heng
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Chong
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000382:microbiology; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000382:microbiology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis*