Gangrenous Segment of lleum, and Mesenteric Lymphadenitis Caused by Tuberculous Peritonitis: Report of A Case

Authors

  • Chumpon Wilasrusmee Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
  • Sansanee Wongwaisayawan Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand

Keywords:

Clinical presentation, Treatment, T.B.

Abstract

               The case is described of a young Thai man with acute abdominal pain that mimics acute appendicitis. He had left upper lung infiltration which no acid fast bacilli was seen on the AFB stains. He was operated on the preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis but gangrenous segment of ileum and mesenteric lymphadenitis which demonstrated Acid-Fast-Bacilli were found. Gangrene of intestine together with mesenteric lymphadenitis was an unusual presentation of abdominal Tuberculosis that has not previously been reported.

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Published

1999-12-30

How to Cite

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Wilasrusmee C, Wongwaisayawan S. Gangrenous Segment of lleum, and Mesenteric Lymphadenitis Caused by Tuberculous Peritonitis: Report of A Case. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 1999 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Jul. 18];20(4):139-42. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/247929

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (1999): October - December

Section

Case Reports

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