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Bronchoesophageal Fistula due to Esophageal Tuberculosis

Authors :
Desai, Pathik
Mayenkar, Prachi
Northrup, Thomas F.
Mallela, Vijaya
Source :
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases.
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Hindawi, 2019.

Abstract

This is a case report regarding a patient who presented with 6 months of dysphagia and subsequent 40-pound weight loss. The patient underwent imaging, suggestive of pulmonary TB. Further workup of his dysphagia with esophagogastroduodenoscopy and bronchoscopy revealed two bronchoesophageal fistulas. Tuberculosis is an important differential diagnosis of prolonged dysphagia in immunocompetent patients.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20906625
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Accession number :
edsair.hindawi.publ..64f1ee0d881c640965f97e16f8a28728
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/6537437