Ileal tuberculosis presenting as a case of massive rectal bleeding

Massive rectal bleeding is an uncommon presentation of ileal tuberculosis. Fewer than 12 cases are reported in the literature. We report a case of ileal tuberculosis presenting at the emergency department with subacute intestinal obstruction and severe rectal bleeding. The case of the massive bleedi...

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Autores principales: Kela, Manoj, Agrawal, Ashish, Sharma, Rajesh, Agarwal, Rajeev, Agarwal, Vinita B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21694836
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Sumario:Massive rectal bleeding is an uncommon presentation of ileal tuberculosis. Fewer than 12 cases are reported in the literature. We report a case of ileal tuberculosis presenting at the emergency department with subacute intestinal obstruction and severe rectal bleeding. The case of the massive bleeding could be identified only after an exploratory laparotomy.

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