An unusual cause of dysphagia: esophageal tuberculosis
Bennani, A.; Dafiri, N.; Ouazzani, L.; Krami, H.; Ouazzani, H.; Fadli, F.
Annales de Gastroenterologie et d'Hepatologie 30(6): 260-264
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0066-2070 PMID: 7847787 Document Number: 4983
Esophageal tuberculosis is a rare etiology of dysphagia. Such a location is also rare in comparison with other digestive tract sites of the disease (3.2%). Esophageal involvement may be secondary or primary. Diagnosis is particularly difficult in the latter situation. At any event, the diagnosis can only be histological by examination of endoscopic biopsy material. Treatment is essentially medical and leads to recovery in most patients.
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