[A case of intestinal tuberculosis presenting massive hematochezia controlled by endoscopic coagulation therapy]

Korean J Gastroenterol. 2005 Jan;45(1):60-3.
[Article in Korean]

Abstract

The clinical manifestations of intestinal tuberculosis are non-specific. But, abdominal pain, low grade fever, weight loss, anorexia, and diarrhea are major symptoms of intestinal tuberculosis. Massive bleeding has been reported as a rare manifestation of intestinal tuberculosis. Massive hematochezia from intestinal tuberculosis has rarely been reported in the medical literature. Also, most of them were treated with anti-tuberculosis medication only or with surgery. We treated a case of intestinal tuberculosis presenting massive hematochezia with colonoscopic coagulation therapy and anti-tuberculosis medication. Here, we report a Korean man who presented with massive hematochezia from ileal tuberculosis and treated by endoscopic coagulation therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy
  • Hemostasis, Endoscopic*
  • Humans
  • Ileal Diseases / complications*
  • Ileal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Male
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / diagnosis