title: [Clinical features of intestinal tuberculosis].
abstract: We had tuberculosis infection cases of gastrointestinal tract diagnosed histopathologically during January 1980 to December 1991 in Tokyo National Chest Hospital. There were 12 cases (male 8, female 4) from 24 y.o. to 88 y.o. (mean 50 y.o.). We got histopathological specimen by operation (6 cases), biopsy (4), and section (2). Pulmonary tuberculosis was complicated in 8 cases, 7 cases had cavity formation and another case was miliary tuberculosis. Distribution of tuberculous lesion was colon (7 cases), small intestines (5), cecum (2), rectum (1) and esophagus (1). First symptom was mainly abdominal symptom such as abdominal pain and diarrhea. There were a perforative peritonitis and a intestinal obstruction during chemotherapy. Three died cases complicated low albuminemia. We suppose that serum albumin is one of the useful marker of patient's prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Disease, Tokyo National Chest Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurashima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shishido
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akagawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Machida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hebisawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagatake
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects; D011379:Prognosis; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D012709:Serum Albumin