A nutritional approach to esophageal tuberculosis - case report

Abstract

Esophageal tuberculosis is a rare event, but when present, it presents an important repercussion on the nutritional status of the affected individuals. We report a case of a 47-year-old woman with a history of progressive dysphagia and associated weight loss, diagnosed with esophageal tuberculosis, possibly infected by food inoculation of the bacilli. Being the nutritional monitoring essential for the good outcome of the case.