Abdominal tuberculosis: a case report

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in developing countries. Before the era of effective treatment, gastrointestinal involvement secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis had been reported in high percentage (55-90%). Abdominal tuberculosis is still frequent among immigrants and AIDS patients in the developed countries (1,2). In this case report, an interesting abdominal tuberculosis case with multiple gastrointestinal organ involvement is presented.  

Keywords

• Tuberculosis
• abdomen
• major public health problem