Tuberculose esofágica primária: relato de caso

Esophageal tuberculosis is an extremely rare event, accounting for 0.2 percent of these cases affecting the esophagus. Most of them are secondary to pulmonary disease. The authors present a case of primary esophageal tuberculosis in a 40 years old HIV-positive female.

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Published inRevista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. 357 - 358
Main Authors Pioner, Sérgio Ricardo, Rech, Daniel, Menegotto, Lucas, Machado, Felipe Pioner, Indicatti, Ciana Santos
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 01.10.2007
Subjects
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Esophagus
Infection
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Esophageal tuberculosis is an extremely rare event, accounting for 0.2 percent of these cases affecting the esophagus. Most of them are secondary to pulmonary disease. The authors present a case of primary esophageal tuberculosis in a 40 years old HIV-positive female.
ISSN:0100-6991
1809-4546
0100-6991
DOI:10.1590/S0100-69912007000500017