%0 Journal Article
%T Tuberculosis Intestinal Secundaria: Hallazgos Morfol¨®gicos en un Caso con Desenlace Fatal
%A Tapia E
%A Oscar
%J International Journal of Morphology
%D 2012
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4067/S0717-95022012000100061
%X gastrointestinal tuberculosis (tb gi) represents 3-5% of all cases of extrapulmonary tb, studies report that up to 20% of patients with pulmonary tb have extra-pulmonary manifestations. however, the real incidence of intestinal involvement is unknown. the ileocecal region is the anatomical site most frequently affected (85-90%), and colonoscopy is currently the most useful diagnostic tool. post-mortem morphological elements of the examination of a patient with weight loss and cecal mass are presented. the necropsy performed at the department of pathology of the hospital hern¨¢n henr¨ªquez of temuco concluded a bilateral pulmonary tb with intestinal and lymph node involvement.
%K tuberculosis
%K gastrointestinal
%K intestinal tuberculosis.
%U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0717-95022012000100061&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en