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Abstract

Intestinal Tuberculosis

A 36-year-old woman presented with acute-onset abdominal pain and subacute constitutional symptoms. Subdiaphragmatic free air was seen on imaging, and she was taken to the operating room, where ileal perforations were seen. Tissue cultures grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis, confirming a diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis.

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Title
Intestinal Tuberculosis
Author
Oñate-Ocaña, Luis F 1 ; Pérez-Díaz, Lizeth 2 

1  Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City, Mexico 
2  Fundación Clínica Médica Sur, Mexico City, Mexico 
Section
Images in Clinical Medicine
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Mar 31, 2022
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Website
http://www.nejm.org
ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMicm2114345
ProQuest document ID
2645528531
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