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| Title |
Tuberculosis as a primary cause of oesophageal stricture: a case report
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| Published in |
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, June 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13019-018-0743-4 |
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| Authors |
Ronald Mbiine, Ronald Kabuye, Herve Monka Lekuya, William Manyillirah |
| Abstract |
Tuberculous (TB) oesophagitis is a rare manifestation of dysphagia occurring in 0.3% of all gastro-intestinal tract TB infections as well as 0.15% of all cases of dysphagia and often is misdiagnosed. This report presents a rare manifestation of TB as a cause of oesophageal stricture. We describe a rare presentation of a patient with grade IV dysphagia due to an oesophageal stricture. Oesophagoscopy revealed a pinhole stricture with evidence of high grade dysplasia on histology. Subsequently an Ivor-Lewis oesophagectomy was performed and histology revealed evidence of active oesophageal tuberculosis. The patient had an uneventful recovery and completed anti-TB medication. Oesophageal TB is a rare but curable cause of dysphagia. It may mimic cancer of the oesophagus and it is usually missed as a possible cause of oesophageal strictures. There needs to be an increased index of suspicion among patients with dysphagia in TB endemic regions. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 22 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 18% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 9% |
| Professor | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 9% |
| Unknown | 6 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 41% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 14% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 5% |
| Psychology | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 6 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
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