TUBERCULOSE ESOFÁGICA PRIMÁRIA - RELATO DE CASO PRIMARY ESOPHAGEAL TUBERCULOSIS - CASE REPORT

ABSTRACTEsophageal tuberculosis is an extremely rare event, accounting for 0.2 percent of these cases affecting the esophagus. Most ofthem are secondary to pulmonary disease. The authors present a case of primary esophageal tuberculosis in a 40 years oldHIV-positive female ( Rev. Col. Bras. Cir . 2007; 34(5): 357-358 ).Key words: Tuber culosis; Esophagus; Infection; Acquir ed immune deficiency syndr ome. REFERENCIAS 1. Grubbs BC, Baldwin DR, Trenkner SW , McCabe RP Jr, MaddausMA. Distal esophageal perforation caused by tuberculosis. JThorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001;121(5):1003-4.2. Devarbhavi H, Alvares JF, Radhikadevi M. Esophagealtuberculosis associated with esophagotracheal oresophagomediastinal fistula: report of 10 cases. GastrointestEndosc. 2003;57(4): 588-92.3. Eroðlu A, Kurkcuoðlu C, Karaoðlanoðlu N, Yilmaz O, GursanN. Esophageal tuberculosis abscess: an unusual cause ofdysphagia. Dis Esophagus. 2002;15(1):93-54. Nagi B, Lal A, Kochhar R, Bhasin DK, Gulati M, Suri S, Singh K.Imaging of esophageal tuberculosis: a review of 23 cases. ActaRadiol. 2003;44(3):329-33.5. Fujiwara T, Yoshida Y, Yamada S, Kawamata H, Fujimori T,Imawari M. A case of primary esophageal tuberculosis diagnosedby identification of Mycobacteria in paraffin-embeddedesophageal biopsy specimens by polymerase chain reaction. JGastroenterol. 2003;38(1):74-8.Como citar este artigo:Pioner SR, Rech D, Menegotto L, Machado FP , Indicatti CS. Tuber -culose esofagica primaria – relato de caso. Rev Col Bras Cir . [perio-dico na Internet] 2007 Set - Out; 34(5). Disponivel em URL:www.scielo.br/rcbcEndereco para correspondencia:Sergio Ricardo PionerEndereco Rua Goitacaz, 191 Bairro Assuncao91900-400 - Porto Alegre- RS.srpioner@terra.com.br