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Extra pulmonary tuberculosis occurs in 5 to 15% of all cases of tuberculosis whereas tuberculosis... more Extra pulmonary tuberculosis occurs in 5 to 15% of all cases of tuberculosis whereas tuberculosis affecting gastrointestinal tract occurs only in 1% of all cases of tuberculosis. The gastrointestinal tuberculosis most commonly presents as peritonitis. In this article we are going to report a case of abdominal tuberculosis. A 29-year-old Libyan female presented with sub acute intestinal obstruction due to thickening of terminal ileum and ileocaecal stenosis. She underwent surgery and histopathological study revealed abdominal tuberculosis. We reviewed the articles related to abdominal tuberculosis published in literature.
Extra pulmonary tuberculosis occurs in 5 to 15% of all cases of tuberculosis whereas tuberculosis... more Extra pulmonary tuberculosis occurs in 5 to 15% of all cases of tuberculosis whereas tuberculosis affecting gastrointestinal tract occurs only in 1% of all cases of tuberculosis. The gastrointestinal tuberculosis most commonly presents as peritonitis. In this article we are going to report a case of abdominal tuberculosis. A 29-year-old Libyan female presented with sub acute intestinal obstruction due to thickening of terminal ileum and ileocaecal stenosis. She underwent surgery and histopathological study revealed abdominal tuberculosis. We reviewed the articles related to abdominal tuberculosis published in literature.