Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding
Intestinal tuberculosis has varied clinical presentations and often requires high index of suspicion for clinching the diagnosis. We report a case of an 18-year-old male who presented with abrupt onset of massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding and was diagnosed to have ileocecal tuberculosis. This...
Main Authors: | Nehal Aggarwal, Subodh Kumar Mahto, Akanskha Singh, Kritika Gupta, Ankita Aneja, Anu Singh, Atul Goel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care |
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Online Access: | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=2;spage=1226;epage=1228;aulast= |
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