[A case of reactivated tuberculous colitis after 9 months of anti-tuberculous therapy]

Korean J Gastroenterol. 2004 Dec;44(6):337-41.
[Article in 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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Colitis / drug therapy*
  • Colitis / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Recurrence
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / drug therapy*