A case of esophageal tuberculosis with unusual endoscopic feature

Summary A 59-year-old man experienced epigastric pain and an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a bulging lesio n 0.5 × 0.6 cm in size in the middle esophagus. EUS showed a homogenous hypoechoic lesion, which interrupted the five layers structure of esophageal wall. Biopsies revealed epitheli...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology 2018-02, Vol.42 (1), p.e5-e6
Hauptverfasser:	Li, Yi-Xuan, Nian, Wei-Dong, Wang, Hua-Hong
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Esophageal Diseases - microbiology Esophageal Diseases - pathology Esophagoscopy Gastroenterology and Hepatology Humans Internal Medicine Male Middle Aged Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary A 59-year-old man experienced epigastric pain and an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a bulging lesio n 0.5 × 0.6 cm in size in the middle esophagus. EUS showed a homogenous hypoechoic lesion, which interrupted the five layers structure of esophageal wall. Biopsies revealed epithelioid granuloma with central caseous necrosis and several acid-fast bacilli.
ISSN:	2210-7401 2210-741X
DOI:	10.1016/j.clinre.2017.04.010