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Extrapulmonary <jats:italic>Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/jats:italic> (TB) presentations are rare to see in the western populations due to relative lack of TB exposure and overall less immunocompromised populations, but should be considered for at-risk patients. Gastrointestinal (GI) TB is rare, and the GI tract is considered only the sixth most frequent site of extrapulmonary TB (EPTB).\n<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This is a case report of a 35-year-old Ethiopian male presenting with dysphagia and retrosternal odynophagia who was found to have infiltration of mediastinal lymphadenopathy into the esophageal wall secondary to TB. This patient underwent an upper endoscopy, which revealed a linear 2\u00a0cm full thickness mucosal defect in the middle esophagus concerning for an infiltrative process with full thickness tear. Computed tomography\u00a0(CT) of the chest demonstrated a subcarinal soft tissue mass that was inseparable from the esophagus. He was referred to thoracic surgery and underwent an exploratory mediastinal dissection. A mediastinoscopy scope was inserted and the mediastinal dissection was made until the subcarinal nodes were identified and removed. Biopsy results showed necrotizing and non-necrotizing granulomas, and acid-fast bacilli (AFB) culture from the surgically removed lymph node showed <jats:italic>Mycobacterium TB<\/jats:italic> complex growth. He had no known TB exposures and did not have any TB risk factors. He then followed up in infectious disease clinic and was managed with anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT) with complete resolution of symptoms.\n<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Our patient was ultimately found to have esophageal TB secondary to mediastinal invasion into the esophageal wall from lymphadenopathy associated with TB. This is an extremely rare presentation in western populations due to diminished exposure rates and overall less immunocompromised populations compared to impoverished countries with increased TB exposure and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection rates. 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