Diego J Alvis-Peña¹*, Carlos H Calderón-Franco², Jaime G Muñoz-Cerón³, Santiago E Campbell-Silva⁴, María P Alvis-Peña⁵, S Peña-Mazabel⁶, Ángel U Ávila-Rosales⁷, Edgar Figueroa-López⁷ and Sandra Itzel Hernandez Olvera⁸

¹General Surgery Resident, Esp. Clinical Epidemiology, General Ignacio Zaragoza Regional Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico
²Resident of Internal Medicine, Mg. Clinical Epidemiology, Santa Clara Hospital, Bogota D.C., Colombia
³Clinical Surgical Gastroenterologist, Medilaser Clinic, Florence- Caquetá, Colombia
⁴Internist Doctor, Medilaser Clinic, Florence- Caquetá, Colombia
⁵Academic Unit of Medicine, South Colombian University, Neiva-Huila, Colombia
⁶Clinical Psychologist, Esp. Audit and Internal Control, Esp. Management of Health Organizations, Mg. Occupational Safety and Health, Aspirant to Doctorate in Occupational Safety and Health, E.S.E. Hospital Manuel Castro Tovar, Pitalito, Huila, Colombia
⁷Resident General Surgery, General Ignacio Zaragoza Regional Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico
⁸Resident Family Medicine, IMSS Family Medicine Unit 55 "Zumpango", Mexico

*Corresponding Author: Diego J Alvis-Peña, General Surgery Resident, Esp. Clinical Epidemiology, General Ignacio Zaragoza Regional Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico.

Received: February 15, 2023; Published: February 22, 2023

Abstract

Chronic granulomatous colitis secondary to tuberculosis is an unusual manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, this pathological entity is difficult to diagnose because most of its symptoms are nonspecific, resulting in a late diagnosis and treatment, considering that the disease is curable and preventable. Case: 42-year-old man with abdominal pain of intensity 6/10. Physical examination revealed superficial and deep palpation pain in the right iliac fossa, without signs of peritoneal irritation. Paraclinical tests showed no signs of local or disseminated infection, but the histopathological study reported chronic colitis due to mycobacterium tuberculosis. Discussion: intestinal tuberculosis is the sixth cause of extra pulmonary infection, located in most opportunities in the ileocecal region, the clinical manifestations are fever, fatigue, weight loss and abdominal pain, management is done with anti-tuberculosis drugs for an average period of 6 months, with subsequent clinical improvement and endoscopic remission.

Keywords: Intestinal Tuberculosis; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Granulomatous Colitis (Source: MeSH)

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Citation

Citation: Diego J Alvis-Peña., et al. “Chronic Granulomatous Colitis Due to Tuberculosis, Case Report”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 7.3 (2023): 164-167.

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