Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis Presenting as Malnutrition and Distal Colonic Bowel Obstruction
| Autor: | Zahava C. Farkas, Khwaja F. Haq, Shantanu Solanki, Taliya Farooq, Muhammad Ali Khan, Brad Dworkin, Edward Esses, Raja Chandra Chakinala, Benjamin Barbash |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis Polymers and Plastics Context (language use) Case Report Disease Gastroenterology Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Gastrointestinal tuberculosis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Left colon Internal medicine medicine Business and International Management Colitis lcsh:RC799-869 business.industry medicine.disease Bowel obstruction Malnutrition 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology business |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, Vol 2018 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2090-6536 2090-6528 |
| Popis: | Gastrointestinal (GI) tuberculosis (TB) is rare and can occur in the context of active pulmonary disease or as a primary infection with no pulmonary symptoms. It typically presents with vague abdominal symptoms, making it difficult to discern from alternative disease processes. Although the ileocecal region is the most commonly affected site, tuberculous enteritis can involve any aspect of the GI tract. To demonstrate the importance of maintaining a high clinical suspicion for the disease, we present a case of GI TB presenting as severe malnutrition and segmental colitis of the left colon. |
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