Primary oesophageal tuberculosis: a rare entity.

ABSTRACT

Tuberculous infection of the oesophagus is rare and primary oesophageal tuberculosis is seen even more infrequently. We report a case of oesophageal tuberculosis in a 32-year-old female patient who presented to us with odynophagia and weight loss. Endoscopy showed a solitary ulcerative oesophageal lesion. Further investigation resulted in a diagnosis of oesophageal tuberculosis with no manifestations of tuberculosis elsewhere. She responded well to antitubercular treatment. This case was classified as primary oesophageal tuberculosis.