Tuberculous enteritis. Forgotten but not gone
Hadjigogos, K.; Garyfallos, A.; Varadinis, V.
Panminerva Medica 32(4): 197-198
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-0808 PMID: 2090996 Document Number: 351366
A case of a young Greek woman with ileocecal tuberculosis secondary to active pulmonary tuberculosis is presented. Diarrhea of six months duration, abdominal pain and loss of weight were the main symptoms. Incidence, pathogenesis and laboratory findings are shortly discussed. The need for continued awareness of the existence of this disease is also emphasized.