A case of primary esophageal tuberculosis diagnosed by identification of mycobacteria in paraffin-embedded esophageal biopsy specimens by polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-78

  Fujiwara, Toshifumi ^a   Yoshida, Yukio ^a   Yamada, Shigeki ^a   Kawamata, Hitoshi ^b   Fujimori, Takahiro ^b   Imawari, Michio ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoscopic balloon dilation; Polymerase chain reaction; Primary esophageal tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PARAFFIN; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BALLOON DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FEMALE; HEALING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH SUCTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; BIOPSY; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOMA;

EID: 0037288753     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005350300009     Document Type: Article

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