title: [A case of intestinal tuberculosis presenting massive hematochezia controlled by endoscopic coagulation therapy].
abstract: The clinical manifestations of intestinal tuberculosis are non-specific. But, abdominal pain, low grade fever, weight loss, anorexia, and diarrhea are major symptoms of intestinal tuberculosis. Massive bleeding has been reported as a rare manifestation of intestinal tuberculosis. Massive hematochezia from intestinal tuberculosis has rarely been reported in the medical literature. Also, most of them were treated with anti-tuberculosis medication only or with surgery. We treated a case of intestinal tuberculosis presenting massive hematochezia with colonoscopic coagulation therapy and anti-tuberculosis medication. Here, we report a Korean man who presented with massive hematochezia from ileal tuberculosis and treated by endoscopic coagulation therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea.
authors.forename: Joo Kyung
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sang Hyup
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang Gyune
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hwi Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeong Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Joo Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Joo Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun Chae
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: In Sung
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016558:Hemostasis, Endoscopic; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis