Massive rectorrhage due to pulmonary and intestinal tuberculosis: A case report
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2024
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Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
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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Hemorrhage, Inflammation, Rectal bleeding, Sepsis, Tuberculosis, extrapulmonary, pulmonary
Citation
Estela-Zape, J. L., PatiƱo, L. A., & Sanclemente-Cardoza, V. (2024). Massive rectorrhage due to pulmonary and intestinal tuberculosis: A case report. IDCases, 38, e02099. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IDCR.2024.E02099