A Case of Intestinal Tuberculosis Presenting Massive Hematochezia Controlled by Endoscopic Coagulation Therapy.
- Author:
Joo Kyung PARK
1
;
Sang Hyup LEE
;
Sang Gyune KIM
;
Hwi Young KIM
;
Jeong Hoon LEE
;
Joo Hyun SHIM
;
Joo Sung KIM
;
Hyun Chae JUNG
;
In Sung SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hyunchae@plaza.snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Intestinal tuberculosis;
Hematochezia;
Endoscopic coagulation therapy
- MeSH:
Adult;
English Abstract;
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/*etiology/therapy;
*Hemostasis, Endoscopic;
Humans;
Ileal Diseases/*complications/diagnosis;
Male;
Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal/*complications/diagnosis
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2005;45(1):60-63
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language: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.
