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Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis Presenting as Malnutrition and Distal Colonic Bowel Obstruction
Joint Authors
Chakinala, Raja Chandra
Farkas, Zahava C.
Barbash, Benjamin
Haq, Khwaja F.
Solanki, Shantanu
Khan, Muhammad Ali
Esses, Edward
Farooq, Taliya
Dworkin, Brad
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Gastrointestinal (GI) tuberculosis (TB) is rare and can occur in the context of active pulmonary disease or as a primary infection with no pulmonary symptoms.
It typically presents with vague abdominal symptoms, making it difficult to discern from alternative disease processes.
Although the ileocecal region is the most commonly affected site, tuberculous enteritis can involve any aspect of the GI tract.
To demonstrate the importance of maintaining a high clinical suspicion for the disease, we present a case of GI TB presenting as severe malnutrition and segmental colitis of the left colon.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chakinala, Raja Chandra& Farkas, Zahava C.& Barbash, Benjamin& Haq, Khwaja F.& Solanki, Shantanu& Khan, Muhammad Ali…[et al.]. 2018. Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis Presenting as Malnutrition and Distal Colonic Bowel Obstruction. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chakinala, Raja Chandra…[et al.]. Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis Presenting as Malnutrition and Distal Colonic Bowel Obstruction. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chakinala, Raja Chandra& Farkas, Zahava C.& Barbash, Benjamin& Haq, Khwaja F.& Solanki, Shantanu& Khan, Muhammad Ali…[et al.]. Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis Presenting as Malnutrition and Distal Colonic Bowel Obstruction. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143431
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143431