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Abdominal Tuberculosis With Massive Jejunal Haemorrhage, Abdul Rehman Alvi, Tanveer Ui Haq, Amyn Pardhan
Abdominal Tuberculosis With Massive Jejunal Haemorrhage, Abdul Rehman Alvi, Tanveer Ui Haq, Amyn Pardhan
Department of Surgery
ABSTRACT Jejunum is a rare site of involvement in intestinal tuberculosis (TB) and massive lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage is an even rare reported condition. The authors report a 15-year-old female student, who presented with fever, anaemia, hypoalbunemia and developed massive lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage during hospital stay. The diagnosis of abdominal TB was established on tissue biopsy; tissue culture was positive for Mycobacterium TB. Optimal outcome was achieved with aggressive resuscitation, repeated mesenteric angio-embolization and anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy