Tuberculous enteritis. Forgotten but not gone.
A case of a young Greek woman with ileocecal tuberculosis secondary to active pulmonary tuberculosis is presented. Diarrhea of six months duration, abdominal pain and loss of weight were the main symptoms. Incidence, pathogenesis and laboratory findings are shortly discussed. The need for continued awareness of the existence of this disease is also emphasized.
Hadjigogos
K
K
First Internal Medicine Clinic, Kentrikon Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Garyfallos
A
A
Varadinis
V
V
D000328:Adult; D004751:Enteritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis*