A rare cause of dysphagia: Esophageal tuberculosis

Abstract

Tuberculosis is an important public health problem in our country and in the world. Because of the use of immunosuppressive agents, increasing human immunodeficiency virus infection, and immigration, tuberculosis is seen in developed countries as well. Tuberculosis is a multisystemic infectious disea-se characterized by granulomatous reaction. Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is responsible for 1.2% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Germany. Mortality and morbidity may increase if diagnosis of the disease cannot be done or is delayed. Here, we report a case complaining of dysphagia who was determi-ned to have esophageal tuberculosis

Keywords

• Esophagus, tuberculosis

Nadir bir disfaji nedeni: Özofagus tüberkülozu

Öz

Tüberküloz ülkemizin ve gelişmekte olan ülkelerin yeniden gündemine gelen bir halk sağlığı problemidir. İmmunsupresif ajanların yaygın kullanımı, endemik bölgelerden olan göçler, artan HIV enfeksiyonu gibi sebeplerle gelişmiş ülkelerde de tüberküloz sıklığında artış gözlenmektedir. Tüberküloz multisistemik tutulum gösteren histopatolojik olarak kazeifiye granülomlarla karakterize bir enfeksiyon hastalığıdır. Gastrointestinal tüberküloz; Almanya'dan bildirilen tüberküloz olgularının ~% 1.2'sini oluşturur ve altıncı en yaygın ekstrapulmoner tüberküloz yeridir. Akla getirilmezse kolayca atlanabilir, tanı gecikebilir ve sonuçta morbidite ve mortalite artabilir. Bu bildiride yutma güçlüğü şikayeti ile gelen bir vaka sunulacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Özofagus, tüberküloz

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