[Abdominal tuberculosis].
Abdominal tuberculosis develops according to a non-specific clinical picture, with a difficult differential diagnosis with respect to other entities of similar semiology. We present the case of a male who was admitted because of abdominal pain, progressive and notable loss of body weight and a fever of two months evolution. The culture from the colon biopsy showed the presence of Koch bacilli.
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Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital García Orcoyen, Estella, 31200, Spain. trubiove@cfnavarra.es
Gaztelu
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Calvo
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Repiso
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Sarasíbar
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Jiménez Bermejo
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Martínez Echeverría
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents