Bronchoesophageal Fistula due to Esophageal Tuberculosis
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....
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| author | Pathik Desai Prachi Mayenkar Thomas F. Northrup Vijaya Mallela |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-732a86928ef74934be92a76dbd78f02e2025-08-20T03:33:50ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332019-01-01201910.1155/2019/65374376537437Bronchoesophageal Fistula due to Esophageal TuberculosisPathik Desai0Prachi Mayenkar1Thomas F. Northrup2Vijaya Mallela3Department of Family Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USADepartment of Family Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USADepartment of Family Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USAThis 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6537437 |
| spellingShingle | Pathik Desai Prachi Mayenkar Thomas F. Northrup Vijaya Mallela Bronchoesophageal Fistula due to Esophageal Tuberculosis Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Bronchoesophageal Fistula due to Esophageal Tuberculosis |
| title_full | Bronchoesophageal Fistula due to Esophageal Tuberculosis |
| title_fullStr | Bronchoesophageal Fistula due to Esophageal Tuberculosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bronchoesophageal Fistula due to Esophageal Tuberculosis |
| title_short | Bronchoesophageal Fistula due to Esophageal Tuberculosis |
| title_sort | bronchoesophageal fistula due to esophageal tuberculosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6537437 |
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