A Case of Acute Appendicitis due to Intestinal Stricture after Intestinal Tuberculosis Treatment.
- Author:
Sang Bong AHN
1
;
Dong Soo HAN
;
Chang Soo EUN
;
So Young BANG
;
Young chul LEE
;
Keum Nam RIM
;
Yong Gu LEE
;
Tae Yeob KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea. hands@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Appendicitis;
Intestinal tuberculosis
- MeSH:
Acute Disease;
Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use;
Appendicitis/*diagnosis/etiology/surgery;
Colonoscopy;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal/complications/*drug therapy
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2007;50(4):277-279
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intestinal hemorrhage, perforation, obstruction, and fistula formation are the common complications associated with intestinal tuberculosis. However, these complications usually occurr in active stage of intestinal tuberculosis. A 45-year-old man was diagnosed as intestinal tuberculosis and received anti-tuberculosis medications for 9 months. After the end of treatment, intestinal lesion was cured. However a deformed appendiceal orifice due to hypertrophic sear resulting in symptomatic appendictis was noted. We report a case of acute appendicitis due to intestinal stricture after the successful treatment of intestinal tuberculosis.
