A Tuberculous Peritonitis Presenting as Submucosal Tumors
Intestinal Research
;
: 60-63, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-36308
ABSTRACT
Tuberculous peritonitis is not an uncommon disease, but the diagnosis is often missed and delayed because of the variability of disease presentation and non-specific clinical manifestations. In this report, we discuss a rare case of tuberculous peritonitis which presented as a submucosal mass in the colon. A 61-year-old woman registered at our hospital for a physical check-up. She had a weight loss of 3 kg over the past 6 months. The colonoscopic findings showed submucosal lesions (4 and 6 mm in size, yellow in color, and hard) which were suspected to be a carcinoid tumor. However, an abdomen-pelvic CT scan and laparoscopic findings suggested peritoneal tuberculosis. The result of laparoscopic biopsies was chronic granulomatous inflammation without caseous necrosis. After the standard anti-tuberculosis medications for 6 months, the previous lesions on the CT scan had resolved.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Peritonitis, Tuberculous
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Biopsy
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Carcinoid Tumor
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Weight Loss
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Colon
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Inflammation
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Necrosis
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Intestinal Research
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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