Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials (Jul 2008)

Severe pulmonary tuberculosis complicating Ileocecal intussusception due to intestinal tuberculosis: a case report

  • Yamamoto Yoshihiro,
  • Kakeya Hiroshi,
  • Seki Masafumi,
  • Izumikawa Koichi,
  • Yanagihara Katsunori,
  • Nakamura Shigeki,
  • Miyazaki Yoshitugu,
  • Suyama Naofumi,
  • Kohno Shigeru

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-0711-7-16
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
p. 16

Abstract

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Abstract Adult intussusception is a rare clinical entity that is most often caused by a tumor, such as a lipoma, adenoma, or malignant tumor. A case of adult intussusception due to intestinal tuberculosis of the ileocecal region is reported. There are few cases of intussusception due to intestinal tuberculosis.