A Case of Reactivated Tuberculous Colitis After 9 Months of Anti-tuberculous Therapy.
- Author:
You Sun KIM
1
;
Jin Gook HUH
;
Il KIM
;
Soo Hyung RYU
;
Jung Whan LEE
;
Jeong Seop MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yousunk69@korea.com
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Tuberculosis;
Gastrointestinal;
Colitis;
Drug therapy;
Reactivation
- MeSH:
Adult;
Colitis/*drug therapy/microbiology;
English Abstract;
Humans;
Male;
Recurrence;
Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal/*drug therapy
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2004;44(6):337-341
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tuberculous colitis, an important extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, is still prevalent in the developing countries and has been resurging in the Western world. The duration and dose of anti-tuberculous therapy have not yet been clarified in the tuberculous colitis. We experienced a case of tuberculous colitis, which relapsed after 9 months of therapy. A 28-year-old man presented with hematochezia and was diagnosed as tuberculous colitis on the basis of colonoscopic findings. He was treated with anti-tuberculous agents for 9 months successfully. Three months later, however, he complained of hematochezia again, suggesting the relapse of tuberculous colitis. He had taken anti-tuberculous therapy for another 15 months and showed no evidence of relapse. Although anti-tuberculous therapy is efficient for tuberculous colitis, rare cases of reactivation should be reminded.
