Massive rectorrhage due to pulmonary and intestinal tuberculosis: A case report
Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that predominantly affects the lungs, although it can also affect other organs, including the intestine. Massive rectal bleeding, characterized by severe rectal bleeding, is a rare but serious complication of intestinal tuberculosis, with an estimated incidence...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-01-01
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| Series: | IDCases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250924001756 |
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| Summary: | Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that predominantly affects the lungs, although it can also affect other organs, including the intestine. Massive rectal bleeding, characterized by severe rectal bleeding, is a rare but serious complication of intestinal tuberculosis, with an estimated incidence of 5 % of tuberculosis patients. This report describes the case of a 21-year-old woman with active tuberculosis and comorbidities such as asthma and a history of psychoactive substance use, who developed massive rectal bleeding and significant clinical deterioration, manifested by excessive bleeding and septic shock, which resulted in fatal outcome. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-2509 |