Inguinal hernia incarceration as a form of intestinal tuberculosis
São Paulo med. j
;
114(1): 1097-1099, Jan.-Feb. 1996. ilus
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in English
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| ID: lil-173540
ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 41 year-old male who came to the emergency room with a complaint of abdominal pain, and was diagnosed to have an acute obstructive abdomen due to a right inguinal hernia incarceration. During surgery, an intestinal granulomatous inflammation was observed adhered to the hernial sac. The histopathologic study confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis. We present a review of the different clinical forms of intestinal tuberculosis and the difficulties encounted in the differential diagnosis of such, emphasizing the uncommon presentation described in our patient.
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Main subject:
Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal
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Abdomen, Acute
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Granuloma
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Hernia, Inguinal
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Intestinal Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
São Paulo med. j
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
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Ginecologia
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Medicine
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Year:
1996
Type:
Article
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