[A case of synchronous intestinal tuberculosis involving the stomach and colon].
Intestinal tuberculosis is a common disease of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and should be differentiated from the inflammatory bowel diseases and malignancy such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, amebic colitis, and colon cancer. Most frequently involved sites (75% of cases) are the terminal ileum and cecum. Other sites of involvement, in order of frequency, are ascending colon, jejunum, appendix, duodenum, stomach, esophagus, sigmoid colon, and rectum. Intestinal tuberculosis simultaneously involving the stomach and colon has been very rarely reported. Recently, we experienced a case of synchronous gastric and colonic ulcers with granulomatous inflammation. Although we did not find acid fast bacilli and the culture test was negative, empirical anti-tuberculosis therapy resulted in dramatic clinical and endoscopic improvement. We report a rare case of multifocal gastrointestinal tuberculosis with a review of literature.
Kim
Joo Hyoung
JH
Department of Internal Medicine, Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea.
Jeon
Yong Cheol
YC
Kim
Tae Yeob
TY
Eun
Chang Soo
CS
Sohn
Joo Hyun
JH
Han
Dong Soo
DS
Jang
Jae Jung
JJ
Park
Yong Wook
YW
D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology