Title
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis as a cause of massive gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with HIV infection
Other title
Tuberculosis gastrointestinal como causa de hemorragia digestiva masiva en un paciente con infección por VIH
Date Issued
01 January 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia
Abstract
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is a rare and fatal complication in patients with HIV infection. It occurs in 3%-16% of extra pulmonary forms. The main location in 90% of cases is the ileocecal valve and colon. The most unusual presentation of gastrointestinal tuberculosis is massive bleeding with the presence of one or multiple ulcers in the colon. The diagnosis can be confirmed by biopsy and by culture of intestinal tissue. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice. We report a case of a HIV-infected patient, who did not receive antiretrovirals, and who developed disseminated tuberculosis with intestinal perforation, presenting a fatal massive intestinal bleeding.
Start page
393
End page
396
Volume
34
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas Gastroenterología, Hepatología Sistema respiratorio
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85032264645
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Chilena de Infectologia
ISSN of the container
07161018
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