Manifestations are nonspecific and mimic many conditions, what makes really hard to get an accurate diagnosis. Abdomen agudo perforativo por tuberculosis intestinal. Tuberculosis is still an endemic disease and remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in colombia and in too many developing countries. Tuberculosis diagnostico y tratamiento mayo clinic. The endoscopic findings most characteristic of intestinal tb are circular ulcers, small diverticula 35 mm, and sessile firm polyps. Often its acute complications constitute the main presentation form due to a late diagnosis. The gastrointestinal commitment is the six most frequent location of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Acute abdomen perforativo by intestinal tuberculosis summary. Traduccion resumenen intestinal tuberculosis is an uncommon entity.
Tuberculosis tb is a common disease in spain, whose incidence has increased due to aids, immunotherapy and immigration. Colonoscopy plays an important role in establishing a suspected diagnosis. Jun, 2017 tuberculosis tb may involve any part of the gastrointestinal gi tract and intestinal tb itb accounts for 2% of tb cases worldwide 1. Differentiating intestinal tuberculosis from crohns disease cd. Differentiating between intestinal tb and cd is very important since steroid treatment con be life saving in cd and lethal in intestinal tb. Hemorragia digestiva secundaria a tuberculosis intestinal. Tuberculosis tb may involve any part of the gastrointestinal gi tract and intestinal tb itb accounts for 2% of tb cases worldwide 1. Em 1984 ele sofreu uma profunda reestruturacao, tendo entao sido introduzidos os. Tuberculosis tb is a potentially serious infectious disease that mainly affects your lungs.
In western countries there is an increased incidence, perhaps by immigrants of the third world, by people with low socioeconomic status, and aids. The irregularity of tuberculosis treatment is an important risk factor for the development of complications and intestinal tb diagnosed, which are highly effective in solving moderately severe complications such as intestinal obstruction. Gastrointestinal involvement of tuberculosis has a low incidence, being the sixth place of commitment. Until 2007, the diagnosis of tuberculosis was only based on smear and culture. For this symptomatology he was remitted to our gastroenterology consultation. What resective procedures should be reserved only for. Intestinal tuberculosis is the sixth form in frequency that is reported.
This case report was made about intestinal tuberculosis in the department of boyaca, in which the main clinical, paraclinical, the process of diagnosis and management plan in place in the patient are described. Tuberculosis is an ancient disease, still with high prevalence in developing countries. Intestinal disease is rare and can be difficult to diagnose because its symptoms and laboratory results are nonspecific. In addition, endoscopic lesions resemble those of other diseases such as crohns disease cd. Pdf on jan 1, 2015, monica zuluaga quintero and others published tuberculosis intestinal. In western countries there is an increased incidence, perhaps by immigrants of the third world, by. Tuberculosis, gastrointestinal, perforacion intestinal. The gastrointestinal tract is the sixth commonest extrapulmonary site to be affected. Tuberculosis intestinal y peritoneal scielo cuba infomed. Since then multiple diagnostic tests based on molecular technologies have emerged, with the objective of get faster and more sensitive diagnoses, and also to measure the resistance profile of the patients. Tuberculosis abdominal causas, sintomas, diagnostico.