Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (Oct 2024)

Anal tuberculosis presented as chronic perianal abscess in an immunocompetent adult: A rare case report

  • Pratyaksha Kumari,
  • Ananda Datta,
  • Archana Malik,
  • Lee Chang M. Sangma,
  • Sumeet Sawale,
  • Abhinav Prakash Arya,
  • Sarthak Das

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_326_24
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 10
pp. 4734 – 4736

Abstract

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There are reported 7.5 million cases of extra pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) (EPTB) worldwide and 19% in the South-East Asia region. Anal TB represents an exceedingly uncommon extra pulmonary manifestation of TB), occurring in fewer than 1% of individuals who acquire TB. The occurrence of perianal illness is extremely rare, accounting for 1% of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, while GI TB makes up less than 1% of all TB cases. The most prevalent manifestation is the development of a fistula in the anus, while the presentation as a perianal abscess is uncommon. We present a case of isolated perianal TB with no associated GI or pulmonary dissemination in the immunocompetent.

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