Esophageal Tuberculosis Presenting As Dysphagia

Esophageal Tuberculosis Presenting As Dysphagia

Esophageal tuberculosis is rare in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts with advanced pulmonary tuberculosis, even in countries with high prevalence of tuberculosis, e.g., South East Asia. This study presents a case report of esophageal tuberculosis presenting as dysphagia.

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Veröffentlicht in:Oman medical journal 2013-05, Vol.28 (3), p.e046-e046
Hauptverfasser: Ganie, Farooq Ahmad, Dar, Gulzar Ahmad, Kelam, Arif, Lone, Hafeezulla, Dar, Maqsood, Wani, Nasir-Ud-Din, Wani, Mohd Lateef, Wani, Shadab Nabi, Mir, Tariq Abdullah, Ganie, Masarat-Ul
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
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Zusammenfassung:Esophageal tuberculosis is rare in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts with advanced pulmonary tuberculosis, even in countries with high prevalence of tuberculosis, e.g., South East Asia. This study presents a case report of esophageal tuberculosis presenting as dysphagia.
ISSN:1999-768X
2070-5204
DOI:10.5001/omj.2013.62