ACUTE TUBERCULOUS PERFORATION OF THE SMALL-BOWEL DURING ANTITUBERCULOSIS THERAPY

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 1993

Authors

SEABRA, J (Author) Other; COELHO, H (Author) Other; Barros H (Author) FMUP; ALVES, JO (Author) Other; GONCALVES, V (Author) Other; ROCHAMARQUES, A (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Vol. 16

Pages: 320-322

ISSN: 0192-0790

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health

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Authenticus ID: P-001-N04

DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199306000-00011

Abstract (EN): An acute, free perforation of a tuberculous ileal lesion occurred in a 25-year-old man during antituberculous therapy. The increasing incidence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and the rarity of some of the related symptoms and complications, as presented by this patient, emphasize the importance of an early diagnosis. This case report also points out the importance of obtaining endoscopic biopsy material for bacterial culture, even if an apparently normal mucosa is seen, for the diagnosis of tuberculous intestinal disease.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 3