Primary esophageal tuberculosis: case report

Abstract

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.

Tuberculosis; Esophagus; Infection; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome