Multiple intestinal perforations as a primary manifestation of abdominal tuberculosis in a HIV-infected patient

Multiple intestinal perforations as a primary manifestation of abdominal tuberculosis in a HIV-infected patient

Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is the sixth commonest extra-pulmonary TB form after lymphatic, genitourinary, bone and joint, miliary and meningeal tuberculosis. Perforation is a serious and uncommon complication of abdominal tuberculosis which can occur even during the treatment. A 30-year-old man was...

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Main Authors: Amir Hossein Sarrami, Mohsen Sharifi, Majid Ahsan, Noushin Afsharmoghaddam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2010-12-01
Series:Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
tuberculosis
abdomen
pain
emergency
Online Access:http://jscr.co.uk/2010/12/colorectal-surgery/multiple-intestinal-perforations-as-a-primary-manifestation-of-abdominal-tuberculosis-in-a-hiv-infected-patient/

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