title: [Gastrointestinal tuberculosis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intestinal tuberculosis usually is not contemplated as a possible cause of chronic abdominal pain; nevertheless, incidence of this disease is increasing even in well-developed countries.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients with intestinal tuberculosis who required surgical treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients had a history of chronic abdominal pain, presented acute complications of the disease, and required surgery. Three patients had AIDS and the remaining patient had chronic renal failure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intestinal tuberculosis is a disease that should be considered as possible cause of chronic abdominal pain in patients with altered immunology.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Gastrocirugía, Hospital de Especialidades de Centro Médico Nacional S XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. jlmo1968@hotmail.com
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Martínez Ordaz
authors.forename: Roberto Blanco
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Benavides
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents