Consumption Junction: A Case of Peritoneal Tuberculosisinduced Small Bowel Obstruction

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" Consumption Junction: A Case of Peritoneal Tuberculosisinduced Small Bowel Obstruction "
Poppe, Michael; Peng, Kelly; Arnold, Dylan

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	927926
Doc. No	:	LA9dp3b1hx
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Poppe, Michael; Peng, Kelly; Arnold, Dylan
Title & Author	:	Consumption Junction: A Case of Peritoneal Tuberculosisinduced Small Bowel Obstruction [Article]\ Poppe, Michael; Peng, Kelly; Arnold, Dylan
Title of Periodical	:	Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Volume/ Issue Number	:	2/1
Date	:	2018
Abstract	:	The rapid diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) is necessary to prevent the spread of infecti onto others and reduce morbidity and mortality. Atypical presentations are not often considered in the differential. This patient presented with fever and abdominal pain. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis showed small bowel obstruction, initially attributed to the patient’s Crohn’s disease. Chest radiograph showed diffuse interstitial lung disease, consistent with his diagnosis of sarcoidosis. He had multiple recent negative tuberculin skin tests documented. After being admitted to the surgical service and started on antibiotics, the diagnosis of abdominal TB was discovered following surgical exploration and tissue sampling.