title: Primary tuberculosis of stomach.
abstract: Gastric tuberculosis is mostly secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis. Primary and isolated gastric tuberculosis is very rare. A case of primary gastric tuberculosis of stomach in a 45-year-old female, known diabetic and hypertensive who presented to the hospital with epigastric pain and vomiting is being reported. Endoscopy showed a gastric ulcerated nodular lesion and biopsy showed tuberculous granuloma. Repeat endoscopy after a course of antituberculosis treatment showed minimal gastritis and complete resolution of the ulcerated nodular lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai 600044.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Padma
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rajendran
authors.forename: Swaminatha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gurukal
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents