title: Tuberculosis presenting as a perirectal mass: report of a case.
abstract: The epidemic of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome has caused a worldwide resurgence of tuberculosis. A case of acute tuberculosis with anorectal involvement presenting at an urban American hospital is discussed. Although anorectal involvement by tuberculosis is not uncommon, the diagnosis is usually initially missed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Koniaris
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Seibel
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011349:Proctitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology