Tuberculosis of the rectum in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome - Report of a case

James D. Lax; George Haroutiounian; Albert Attia; Ricardo Rodriguez; Rose Thayaparan; Benjamin Bashist

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Tuberculosis of the rectum in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome - Report of a case

James D. Lax, George Haroutiounian, Albert Attia, Ricardo Rodriguez, Rose Thayaparan, Benjamin Bashist

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Abstract

Tuberculosis of the rectum is a rare disease. A patient with a miliary pattern of pulmonary tuberculosis had a rectal lesion which proved to be tuberculosis. The patient subsequently developed several opportunistic infections characteristic of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The clinical, endoscopic, radiologic, and histologic findings of this treatable lesion are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	394-397
Number of pages	4
Journal	Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
Volume	31
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02564895
State	Published - May 1988
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Aspergillosis
Enterocolitis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Rectum

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