TY - JOUR
T1 - A solitary tuberculous ulcer in the oesophagus
AU - Rövekamp, Bart T.
AU - Van Der Linde, Klaas
AU - Dees, Jan
AU - Overbeek, Shelley E.
AU - Van Blankenstein, Mark
AU - Kuipers, Ernst J.
PY - 2005/4
Y1 - 2005/4
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Infection
KW - Mycobacterium
KW - Oesophagus
KW - Tuberculosis
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U2 - 10.1097/00042737-200504000-00007
DO - 10.1097/00042737-200504000-00007
M3 - Article
C2 - 15756096
AN - SCOPUS:16444384656
SN - 0954-691X
VL - 17
SP - 435
EP - 439
JO - European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
JF - European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
IS - 4
ER -
