title: Intestinal obstruction secondary to primary ileocecal tuberculosis: A case report.
abstract: A 22-year-old Iraqi male presented with a case of intestinal obstruction secondary to primary ileocecal tuberculosis (TB). The presumptive diagnosis of either Crohn's disease or neoplasm was expected. A right hemicolectomy was performed. Histopathology revealed an inflammatory mass of TB origin; a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed the diagnosis. The patient was treated with standard anti-TB drugs for 6months. Following the treatment, the systemic symptoms disappeared and the laboratory investigations returned to normal. Follow-up period showed no recurrence of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Azadi Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq. Electronic address: muayadfaily@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Muayad A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Merza
authors.affiliation: Azadi Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq.
authors.forename: Falah K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Jabrial
authors.affiliation: Azadi Teaching Hospital, College of Medicine, University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq.
authors.forename: Nawfal R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Hussein
keywords: Ileocecal tuberculosis; Intestinal obstruction; Laparotomy