Intestinal tuberculosis: A rare case of massive gastrointestinal bleed in a post-renal transplant recipient

Intestinal tuberculosis: A rare case of massive gastrointestinal bleed in a post-renal transplant recipient

Massive rectal bleeding is an uncommon presentation of ileal tuberculosis (TB). We report an uncommon cause of anemia in a post-renal transplant patient due to massive lower gastrointestinal (LGI) bleed. The index case had a normal upper and LGI endoscopy, but the 99technetium labeled red blood cell...

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Main Authors: N Pattanashetti, S Gupta, S Rana, D Dahiya, A Das, V Kumar, M Rathi, H S Kohli, K L Gupta, R Ramachandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Nephrology
Subjects:
Intestinal tuberculosis
massive gastrointestinal bleed
tubercular granuloma
Online Access:http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2019;volume=29;issue=2;spage=132;epage=134;aulast=Pattanashetti

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