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A rare complication of miliary tuberculosis: intestinal perforation
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
Acta Chirurgica Belgica
|April 17, 2001
Abstract:
Small bowel perforation is a rare complication of miliary tuberculosis. We report the case of a 21-year old patient who developed a small bowel perforation 70 days after the initiation of adequate tuberculosis treatment. We also present a review of the literature.