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Case Reports
. 2003 Dec;26(10):643-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0210-5705(03)70425-7.

[Esophageal tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient]

[Article in Spanish]
A Gómez Cedenilla  1 , C Garrido Durán, A Sansó Sureda, J J Torres, E Canalejo Castrillejo
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Case Reports

[Esophageal tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient]

[Article in Spanish]
A Gómez Cedenilla et al. Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2003 Dec.

Abstract

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.

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