title: Rectal tuberculosis: a rare cause of recurrent rectal suppuration.
abstract: Tuberculosis affecting the rectum is a rare extra-pulmonary form of the disease that needs recognition, because it requires specific treatment and avoids multiple, unwarranted surgical interventions. The following discussion is centred on a case of rectal tuberculosis, a disease that rarely affects the anorectal region. The condition was diagnosed on histology and was successfully treated medically with complete resolution.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. samarasekera58@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Samarasekera
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Nanayakkara
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents