title: [A case of acute appendicitis due to intestinal stricture after intestinal tuberculosis treatment].
abstract: Intestinal hemorrhage, perforation, obstruction, and fistula formation are the common complications associated with intestinal tuberculosis. However, these complications usually occur in active stage of intestinal tuberculosis. A 45-year-old man was diagnosed as intestinal tuberculosis and received anti-tuberculosis medications for 9 months. After the end of treatment, intestinal lesion was cured. However a deformed appendiceal orifice due to hypertrophic sear resulting in symptomatic appendicitis was noted. We report a case of acute appendicitis due to intestinal stricture after the successful treatment of intestinal tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Bong
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Dong Soo
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Chang Soo
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Eun
authors.forename: So Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Bang
authors.forename: Young-chul
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Keum Nam
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Rim
authors.forename: Yong Gu
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tae Yeob
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents