title: [Peri-anal ulceration. Tuberculosis should not be overlooked].
abstract: Two cases of peri-anal ulceration of tuberculous origin are reported: one revealed an active pulmonary and ileo-caecal tuberculosis, the other complicated a chronic pulmonary tuberculosis of several years' duration. Cutaneous manifestations of tuberculosis are exceptional. In patients with protracted peri-anal ulceration, a biopsy should be performed that will show a typical tuberculoid granuloma. The most frequently encountered anorectal tuberculous lesions are suppurations and fistulae. The main differential diagnosis is Crohn's disease with anorectal manifestations.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*
vernacular_title: Ulcération péri-anale. Ne pas oublier la tuberculose.