Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Intestinal tuberculosis has varied clinical presentations and often requires high index of suspicion for clinching the diagnosis. We report a case of an 18-year-old male who presented with abrupt onset of massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding and was diagnosed to have ileocecal tuberculosis. This...

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Published in:Journal of family medicine and primary care 2020-02, Vol.9 (2), p.1226-1228
Main Authors: Aggarwal, Nehal, Mahto, Subodh, Singh, Akanskha, Gupta, Kritika, Aneja, Ankita, Singh, Anu, Goel, Atul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anaemia
Case Report
Diagnosis
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
intestinal tuberculosis
lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Metronidazole
Morbidity
Mortality
Pantoprazole
Tranexamic acid
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Intestinal tuberculosis has varied clinical presentations and often requires high index of suspicion for clinching the diagnosis. We report a case of an 18-year-old male who presented with abrupt onset of massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding and was diagnosed to have ileocecal tuberculosis. This case signifies the need to consider the possibility of intestinal tuberculosis as a cause of severe hematochezia among other etiologies to prevent mortality and morbidity.
ISSN:2249-4863
2278-7135
DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1000_19