Gastric ulceration with acute bleeding from tuberculosis of the stomach--a case report
Goh, S.H.; Ravintharan, T.; Sim, C.S.; Chng, H.C.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore 23(6): 903-906
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0304-4602 PMID: 7741510 Document Number: 5344
Tuberculosis of the stomach is a rarity. Its diagnosis is difficult as it is often unsuspected or unrecognised. This is a case report of an elderly man who presented with active upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding. The diagnosis was made postoperatively following gastrectomy for bleeding gastric ulcers. The histological specimens showed caseating epithelioid granulomas with Langerhan's giant cells centrally. The authors reviewed the recent literature on tuberculosis of the stomach, and suggest ways to identify the patients at risk.
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