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Tuberculosis presenting as a perirectal mass: report of a case
1Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
|November 23, 2000
Abstract:
The epidemic of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome has caused a worldwide resurgence of tuberculosis. A case of acute tuberculosis with anorectal involvement presenting at an urban American hospital is discussed. Although anorectal involvement by tuberculosis is not uncommon, the diagnosis is usually initially missed.