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Title:

Treatment of intestinal tuberculosis with small bowel perforation: a case report.

Document type:
Case Reports; Journal Article
Author(s):
Sasse, Daniel; Spinner, Christoph D; Rothe, Kathrin; Schneider, Jochen; Gaa, Jochen; Würstle, Silvia
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis poses a dilemma to physicians due to nonspecific symptoms like abdominal pain, fever, nausea, and a change in bowel habit. In particular, the distinction between inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal tuberculosis remains challenging. CASE PRESENTATION: A 27-year-old man from Colombia presented with fever, night sweats, and progressive lower abdominal pain. Computed tomography revealed a thickening of the bowel wall with a mesenterial lymphaden...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
J Med Case Reports
Year:
2021
Journal volume:
15
Journal issue:
1
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1186/s13256-021-02752-2
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33785067
Print-ISSN:
1752-1947
TUM Institution:
II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik (Gastroenterologie); Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie; Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene
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