Shock and tuberculous enteritis in a non-HIV infected healthy man.
We reported a case of shock, diarrhea and tuberculous enteritis in a previously healthy 32-year-old non-HIV infected man. This case presented initially with acute profuse watery diarrhea. The bacterial and virus cultures were negative. Tuberculous enteritis was diagnosed by detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis on stool culture 52 days after presentation. The symptoms resolved after treatment with intravenous fluids and corticosteroids but was treated with anti- tuberculous medication. Tuberculous enteritis should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with enteritis and shock.
Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Hsin-Yu
HY
Chen
Yao-Shen
YS
Chen
Susan Shin-jung
SS
Lee
Hung-Chin
HC
Tsai
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D004751:Enteritis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012769:Shock / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids