Isolated rectal tuberculosis in immunocompetent host

Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is the sixth most common site for extrapulmonary TB. Ileocecal region is the most common site for it, and its incidence reduces as we move proximally and distally from it. Isolated rectal TB in an immunocompetent person is very rare, and it usually mimics as rectal carcin...

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Main Authors: Piyush Manoria, Abhishek Singhai, Hanni V Gulwani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2021;volume=13;issue=3;spage=148;epage=150;aulast=Manoria