Tuberculous enteritis: a case report.
Tuberculous enteritis is an unusual diagnosis in the United States. Because this entity is rare and the symptoms are not specific, the physician must have a high index of suspicion. We report the case of a young man with tuberculous involvement of the gastrointestinal tract who required surgical intervention for small bowel obstruction.
Lane
J E
JE
Department of Surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine, Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon 31208, USA.
Barron
T D
TD
Solis
M M
MM
Tench
D W
DW
Stephens
J L
JL
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004751:Enteritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
D000995:Antitubercular Agents