Both massive upper and lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage secondary to tuberculosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of gastrointestinal tuberculosis, presenting with both massive upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding that required two emergency operations. Massive bleeding is rare in gastrointestinal tuberculosis because of associated obliterative endarteritis. Tuberculosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of massive gastrointestinal bleeding in the appropriate clinical setting even in an immunocompetent patient.
Medical subject headings
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
- Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal