Dysphagia is a clinical manifestation with great consequences. Prompt and early diagnosis is the key to long-term management. Despite tuberculosis (TB) being common in developing countries, primary oesophageal TB is still a very rare disease. Oesophageal manifestations are almost exclusively a result of direct extension from adjacent mediastinal structures. We report a case of an immune-competent man presenting with dysphagia due to primary oesophageal TB.
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