Massive rectal bleeding due to ileal tuberculosis

J Gastroenterol. 1999 Aug;34(4):525-9. doi: 10.1007/s005350050308.

Abstract

A patient with massive rectal bleeding due to ileal tuberculosis is reported. Technetium-99m labelled red blood cell scintigraphy indicated hemorrhage from the ileum, and laparotomy was then carried out. A 70-cm segment of ileum containing ulcers and erosions was resected, and epitheloid granuloma with Langhans-type giant cell was found in the resected specimen. Massive rectal bleeding is considered a rare presenting symptom of intestinal tuberculosis. Intestinal tuberculosis, including small intestinal tuberculosis, although uncommon, should be taken into consideration as a cause of rectal bleeding.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Ileal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Ileal Diseases / etiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / complications
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Sweet Syndrome / complications
  • Technetium
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Technetium