[A case of acute appendicitis due to intestinal stricture after intestinal tuberculosis treatment].
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.
Ahn
Sang Bong
SB
Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea.
Han
Dong Soo
DS
Eun
Chang Soo
CS
Bang
So Young
SY
Lee
Young-chul
YC
Rim
Keum Nam
KN
Lee
Yong Gu
YG
Kim
Tae Yeob
TY
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*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents