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Tuberculosis of gastrointestinal tract revealed by acute abdomen due to ileocecal perforation in an HIV-infected patient: A case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep
November 2024
Specialist in Internal Medicine, Independent Practice, Iran.
Article Synopsis
- Gastrointestinal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare but serious illness that can be hard to diagnose, especially in people with weakened immune systems, like those with HIV.
- A 33-year-old man with bad stomach pain was found to have a severe infection caused by TB affecting his intestines, after doctors did tests and surgery.
- Proper treatment includes surgery and special medicines for TB and HIV, and it's important for doctors to work together to help the patient feel better.
infection of the appendix: a case of appendiceal tuberculosis in rural England.
BMJ Case Rep
March 2024
General Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Barnstaple, UK.
Appendiceal tuberculosis is a rare mimic of acute appendicitis, demonstrated by several case reports of patients from tuberculosis endemic countries. On literature review, there are few cases reported of appendiceal tuberculosis in urban England, and no reports from rural England. This case describes a patient with primary appendiceal tuberculosis from a remote district hospital in England who underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy for suspected acute appendicitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMisdiagnosed periappendiceal and intestinal tuberculosis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
November 2023
Department of Surgical Oncology, Shanghai Mengchao Cancer Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Introduction And Importance: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It mainly involves the respiratory system, causing fever, cough, chest tightness, and other symptoms. However, when combined with other common or rare diseases, such as appendicitis and intestinal tuberculosis (TB), it can cause other systemic lesions, thus making the original disease lose its specific clinical manifestations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAbdominal tuberculosis misdiagnosed as acute surgical abdomen and carcinomatosis.
F1000Res
August 2021
Department of Clinical Pathology, Hospital Regional Lambayeque, Chiclayo, Lambayeque, 14007, Peru.
Tuberculosis is a major public health problem worldwide. Tuberculosis can be confused with other diseases and its diagnosis is frequently delayed, especially in areas of low prevalence. Abdominal tuberculosis includes involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, peritoneum, lymph nodes, and/or solid organs; and accounts for 5% of all cases of tuberculosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTuberculous appendicitis: A review of reported cases over the past 10 years.
J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis
May 2021
Western Reserve Hospital, Department of Surgery, 1900 23rd St, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223, USA.
Background: Tuberculous appendicitis is a rare extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis without clear summarization or consensus on its management.
Data Sources: Case reports were gathered from several online literature databases by searching terms "tuberculosis", "tuberculous", and "appendicitis".Report eligibility criteria: Cases of appendicitis due to identified on operative histology.
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