Tuberculosis of the rectum in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Report of a case.
Tuberculosis of the rectum is a rare disease. A patient with a miliary pattern of pulmonary tuberculosis had a rectal lesion which proved to be tuberculosis. The patient subsequently developed several opportunistic infections characteristic of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The clinical, endoscopic, radiologic, and histologic findings of this treatable lesion are presented.
Lax
J D
JD
Department of Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York.
Haroutiounian
G
G
Attia
A
A
Rodriguez
R
R
Thayaparan
R
R
Bashist
B
B
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology