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  • Title: Tuberculous esophagitis. Report of a case and review of modern approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
    Author: Tassios P, Ladas S, Giannopoulos G, Lariou K, Katsogridakis J, Chalevelakis G, Strigaris K, Raptis S.
    Journal: Hepatogastroenterology; 1995 Apr; 42(2):185-8. PubMed ID: 7672770.
    Abstract:
    We describe a patient with tuberculous esophagitis who was referred to us with low-grade fever, but no esophageal symptoms. The diagnosis was established in biopsies obtained from a deep midesophageal ulcer seen on endoscopy. Investigation of the patient failed to identify any extra-esophageal tuberculous foci, but a computed tomography scan revealed mediastinal lymphadenopathy without lung involvement. Primary infection of the esophagus by tuberculosis is questioned, and widespread use of computed tomography may show it to be a fiction.
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