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Ileocaecal Tuberculosis Presenting with Massive Hematochezia: A Rare Clinical Manifestation

Authors :
Neha Mehta
Man Bahadur Paudyal
Sangam Shah
Rajan Chamlagain
Moon Shrestha
Ashish Mehta
Prabin Bhattarai
Source :
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, Vol 2021 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2021.

Abstract

Abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, anorexia, and fever are common symptoms of intestinal tuberculosis, while bleeding from the lumen, intestinal obstruction, perforation, and fistula formation are uncommon presentations in ileocaecal tuberculosis. Here, we present a case of a 33-year-old male with intestinal tuberculosis who initially presented with massive bleeding per rectum.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20906536
Volume :
2021
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9db6ab230a54645bec91d2ee0bac0a0
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/1161135