%0 Journal Article
%T The Diagnosis of Esophageal Tuberculosis Through an Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine-needle Aspiration Biopsy: A Case Study.
%A Sawai S
%A Yamada R
%A Ikenoyama Y
%A Nose K
%A Tanaka T
%A Nakamura Y
%A Miwata T
%A Tsuboi J
%A Fujimoto H
%A Nakagawa H
%J Intern Med
%V 0
%N 0
%D 2024 Feb 5
%M 38311428
%F 1.282
%R 10.2169/internalmedicine.2824-23
%X A 54-year-old woman presented with an elevated esophageal lesion. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass in the pancreatic head. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) showed a well-defined, round, hypoechoic mass, which was considered lymph node enlargement. An EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) was performed on the esophagus and the mass above the pancreatic head. The pathologically confirmed epithelial cells and multinucleated giant cells were positive for T-SPOT. Clinically, tuberculous lymphadenitis and esophageal tuberculosis were suspected, with successful treatment with anti-tuberculosis therapy resulting in a good response. Our findings suggest that an EUS-FNAB is useful for diagnosing esophageal tuberculosis.