Acute phlegmonous esophagitis: apropos of a case.

A 43-year-old male with an uneventful history presented with fever and ingestion-triggered retrosternal chest pain of a three-day duration, which was aggravated by deep breathing and the supine position. When asked regarding the possible ingestion of a foreign body he recalled having accidentally swallowed tiny glass shards from a broken bottle.

[Symptomatic hypercalcemia presenting as a case of isolated splenic tuberculosis].

Background And Objective: To describe an unusual clinical presentation as isolated splenic tuberculosis.

Patient And Methods: We report a case of isolated splenic tuberculosis, a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient, and, as a peculiarity, debuts in the form of symptomatic hypercalcemia.

Results: We deeply report the clinical case and the procedures performed to exclude other diseases.