title: Acute tuberculous perforation of the small bowel during antituberculosis therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital de Joaquim Urbano, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seabra
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rocha-Marques
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011174:Portugal; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents