Tuberculous Enteritis Presenting as Acute Appendicitis and Perirectal Abscess

Case Rep Med. 2018 Feb 25:2018:6068258. doi: 10.1155/2018/6068258. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis has a wide variety of presentations. A rare occurrence is gastrointestinal tuberculosis. It may occur anywhere along the alimentary canal but usually occurs in the ileocecum with rare involvement of the appendix.

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  • Case Reports