Double trouble: Mediastinal lymph nodal tuberculosis complicated by amyloidosis and esophago-nodal fistula after endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration

Sharma, Vishal; Prasad, K. N.; Mandavdhare, Harshal

doi:10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_71_18

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“…The esophageal lesion may also be complicated by chronic inflammation, diverticulum development, and infrequently tracheoesophageal fistula [ 9 ]. Aspiration pneumonia, esophageal strictures, esophagotracheal fistula, traction diverticula, esophagomediastinal fistula, fatal hematemesis, and amyloidosis are documented consequences of ET [ 10 ]. Dysphagia is the most prevalent esophageal condition, accounting for 90% of all esophageal TB cases, and it is always evaluated with an upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy [ 11 ].…”

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An Unusual Presentation of Esophageal Tuberculosis: A Case Report

Zahra¹,

Ravikumar²,

Voloshyna³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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The lungs, kidneys, liver, and pancreas are just some of the organs that can be affected by tuberculosis.Tuberculosis is a disease that can affect many organs of the human body. Rarely can tuberculosis (TB) manifest itself in the digestive tract; in fact, the gastrointestinal tract ranks as the sixth most common site of extrapulmonary TB. However, involvement of the esophagus by tuberculosis is extremely uncommon. We present a case of esophageal tuberculosis in a 27-year-old man with epigastric pain and weight loss as his only symptoms. There were no complaints of odynophagia or dysphagia, nor was there any evidence of immunodeficiency. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy found an ulcer 26 centimeters from the incisor. Histopathology and a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of primary esophageal tuberculosis. Six months after beginning anti-TB therapy, he was confirmed to be free of tuberculosis.

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confidence: 99%