[Primary intestinal tuberculosis].
Tuberculosis, with its pulmonary and extrapulmonary localizations, is rapidly increasing in Italy. The authors describe a case of a primary colonic tuberculosis in a 52-year-old Caucasian man. At admission the patient reported a 6-month history of constipation, weight loss and abdominal pain. He had rectal bleeding in the last two weeks. Haematological tests and chest X-ray were negative. Colonoscopy showed a stricture in the proximal transverse colon and multiple ulcers in the ileocecal tract. Multiple biopsies and culture demonstrated tuberculosis. The patient underwent a right hemicolectomy after an episode of acute intestinal hemorrhage and received pharmacological treatment for nine months. After four years he is still free of disease.
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V Istituto di Chirurgia Generale e Geriatrica, Università degli Studi Federico II, Napoli.
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D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
D000995:Antitubercular Agents
La tubercolosi intestinale primitiva.