Tuberculose gastrointestinal mimetizando neoplasia de cólon

• Autor(a) principal: Carlos, Ingrid de Lima
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Galdino, Gabriela Studart, Tavares, Paulo Roberto de Arruda, Monteiro, Ítalo Gustavo Lima, Vieira, Lara Andrade, Paz, Giovanna Peressin da, Meneses, Maria Carolina Nunes Albano de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/56514
• topic: Tuberculose; Diagnóstico; Neoplasias intestinais

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly prevalent disease worldwide. The extrapulmonary form of the disease represents about 20% of TB cases, with approximately 10% of those corresponding to abdominal TB. Nevertheless, the diagnosis of abdominal TB remains a challenge. Report: A 49-year-old female patient with a colon lesion suggestive of cancer who underwent histopathology. As a result, it was shown that the disease was actually gastrointestinal tuberculosis. Discussion: Gastrointestinal TB has a varied clinical presentation and can simulate various diseases, with many delayed diagnoses, leading to high morbidity. Diagnostic tests are nonspecific and high clinical suspicion is required. Conclusion: Tuberculosis should always be considered as a differential diagnosis in our country, due to its high incidence and non specific clinical presentation.