Bronchoesophageal Fistula due to Esophageal Tuberculosis.
Pathik DesaiPrachi MayenkarThomas F NorthrupVijaya MallelaPublished in: Case reports in infectious diseases (2019)
This is a case report regarding a patient who presented with 6 months of dysphagia and subsequent 40-pound weight loss. The patient underwent imaging, suggestive of pulmonary TB. Further workup of his dysphagia with esophagogastroduodenoscopy and bronchoscopy revealed two bronchoesophageal fistulas. Tuberculosis is an important differential diagnosis of prolonged dysphagia in immunocompetent patients.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- weight loss
- end stage renal disease
- case report
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- bariatric surgery
- high resolution
- prognostic factors
- hiv aids
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- single cell
- hepatitis c virus
- mass spectrometry
- adipose tissue
- human immunodeficiency virus
- fluorescence imaging