Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis – a Rare Cause of Difficult Evolution in a Case Of Extensive Anoperianal Suppuration

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is very rare, representing around 15% of all tuberculosis (TB) cases. Intestinal localization of extrapumonary TB occurs in 1% of the cases and is usually associated with HIV infection. The last portion of the ileum and the ileocecal region are most frequently involved, w...

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Main Authors: Lucian Sorin ANDREI, Adriana Corina ANDREI, Alexandru MICU, Stefania MARGHESCU
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Published: Bucharest College of Physicians 2023-12-01
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description Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is very rare, representing around 15% of all tuberculosis (TB) cases. Intestinal localization of extrapumonary TB occurs in 1% of the cases and is usually associated with HIV infection. The last portion of the ileum and the ileocecal region are most frequently involved, while perianal localization is extremely rare and has clinical and paraclinical aspects similar to Crohn’s disease, thus leading to difficulties in establishing the diagnosis. We present the case of a 41-year-old patient who came to the proctology department with perianal pain and purulent discharge. He was diagnosed by clinical examination and colonoscopy with multiple simple and complex perianal fistulas complicated with a supralevator abscess. Multiple biopsies were taken and the result was necrotizing granulomatous inflammation. The Ziehl-Neelsen test confirmed the suspicion of perianal TB.
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spelling doaj-art-e9b6b5af7ffc413999733c284b43dc0e2025-08-20T02:03:46ZengBucharest College of PhysiciansModern Medicine1223-04722360-24732023-12-01304353356https://doi.org/10.31689/rmm.2023.30.4.353Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis – a Rare Cause of Difficult Evolution in a Case Of Extensive Anoperianal SuppurationLucian Sorin ANDREI0Adriana Corina ANDREI1Alexandru MICU2Stefania MARGHESCU3"Fundeni" National Institute, Bucharest, Romania"Fundeni" National Institute, Bucharest, Romania"Fundeni" National Institute, Bucharest, Romania"Mediproct" Clinic, Bucharest, RomaniaExtrapulmonary tuberculosis is very rare, representing around 15% of all tuberculosis (TB) cases. Intestinal localization of extrapumonary TB occurs in 1% of the cases and is usually associated with HIV infection. The last portion of the ileum and the ileocecal region are most frequently involved, while perianal localization is extremely rare and has clinical and paraclinical aspects similar to Crohn’s disease, thus leading to difficulties in establishing the diagnosis. We present the case of a 41-year-old patient who came to the proctology department with perianal pain and purulent discharge. He was diagnosed by clinical examination and colonoscopy with multiple simple and complex perianal fistulas complicated with a supralevator abscess. Multiple biopsies were taken and the result was necrotizing granulomatous inflammation. The Ziehl-Neelsen test confirmed the suspicion of perianal TB.https://medicinamoderna.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Extrapulmonary-Tuberculosis-%E2%80%93-a-Rare-Cause-of-Difficult-Evolution-in-a-Case-Of-Extensive-Anoperianal-Suppuration.pdftuberculosisperianalfistulaextrapulmonary
spellingShingle Lucian Sorin ANDREI
Adriana Corina ANDREI
Alexandru MICU
Stefania MARGHESCU
Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis – a Rare Cause of Difficult Evolution in a Case Of Extensive Anoperianal Suppuration
Modern Medicine
tuberculosis
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fistula
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title Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis – a Rare Cause of Difficult Evolution in a Case Of Extensive Anoperianal Suppuration
title_full Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis – a Rare Cause of Difficult Evolution in a Case Of Extensive Anoperianal Suppuration
title_fullStr Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis – a Rare Cause of Difficult Evolution in a Case Of Extensive Anoperianal Suppuration
title_full_unstemmed Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis – a Rare Cause of Difficult Evolution in a Case Of Extensive Anoperianal Suppuration
title_short Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis – a Rare Cause of Difficult Evolution in a Case Of Extensive Anoperianal Suppuration
title_sort extrapulmonary tuberculosis a rare cause of difficult evolution in a case of extensive anoperianal suppuration
topic tuberculosis
perianal
fistula
extrapulmonary
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