Intestinal Tuberculosis – A Master of Deception: A Case Report

Authors

  • Rahanul Islam Department of Medicine, Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Tarana Hamid Department of Medicine, Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Subha Shabnam Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Md Iftakhar Alam Department of Surgery, Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital, Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • Md Rashidul Hoq Department of Surgery, Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital, Sylhet, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v8i4.737

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, Intestinal TB, Crohn’s Disease

Abstract

Intestinal tuberculosis is one of the rarest types of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Diagnostically challenging due to the requirement of time-consuming tissue culture and similarities with otherintestinal pathologies on imaging. Intestinal Tuberculosis (ITB) is a rare disease worldwide withhigh prevalence in the Southeast Asian region. This case report shows a 27-year-old, previouslypositive tuberculin test, male with mild features of ITB with a lump at the right lower quadrant ofthe abdomen for a duration of 5 months. Due to its insidious nature, ITB is difficult to differentiatefrom Crohn disease and colon carcinoma. The perplexity of diagnosis and complications that couldarise due to a delayed diagnosis are often life-threatening and lethal. A holistic diagnostic approachwas demonstrated in this case with colonoscopy and histopathology findings corresponding to thediagnosis of ITB. As a result, the patient gave a positive recovery remark on follow-up visits.

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 08 No. 04 Oct’24 Page: 364-367

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Published

2024-11-13

How to Cite

Islam, R., Hamid, T., Shabnam, S., Alam, M. I., & Hoq, M. R. (2024). Intestinal Tuberculosis – A Master of Deception: A Case Report. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 8(4), 364–367. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v8i4.737

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 4 (2024)

Section

Case Report

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