Esophago-mediastinal fistula in a patient with lymphatic tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus infection
Salavert Lleti, M.; Navarro Ibáñez, V.; Nieto García, A.; Ferrer Tuset, C.; Jiménez Nacher, J.J.; López Chulia, F.
Anales de Medicina Interna 6(6): 309-311
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0212-7199 PMID: 2491555 Document Number: 4098
A case of a 27 year old female diagnosed as having TB and AIDS, who had a mediastinal lymph node fistulized to the esophagus, is presented. We correlate this description to 2 important aspects: 1) lymph node TB as the most frequent cause of extrapulmonary TB; 2) The association of TB and AIDS. We analysed the rareness of this association, suggesting the possible mechanism of production, commenting on the main clinical features and diagnostic/therapeutic attitudes of esophago-mediastinal fistula of TB origin.
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