title: [Ileocaecal tuberculosis. Apropos of a case].
abstract: The authors report a case of ileocaecal tuberculosis in a 27-year-old man with no particular risk factor for this disease. The initial diagnosis was terminal ileitis discovered at appendicectomy. The diagnosis of ileal tuberculosis was suspected in the presence of giant cell follicles on ileal biopsies, and was confirmed by the presence of AFB in the gastric intubation fluid. This patient presented known atypical pulmonary images for several years, which had never been investigated in more detail. A favourable course was observed in response to triple-agent, then double-agent antibiotic therapy. This case illustrates the fact that ileal tuberculosis still exists today, and that it does not exclusively affect "high-risk" patients.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, Centre Médico-Chirurgical du Haut-Lévèque, Pessac.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jouan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ledaguenel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Collet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Périssat
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular
vernacular_title: La tuberculose iléo-caecale. A propos d'une observation.