Open AccessNodo-Colonic Fistula Caused by Intra-Abdominal Tuberculous Lymphadenitis during Treatment with Anti-Tuberculous Medication: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Kyungsun Nam,
Kyung Eun Bae,
Myeong Ja Jeong,
Ji Hae Lee,
MiJin Kang,
Jae Hyung Kim,
Soo Hyun Kim
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the korean society of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2288-2928
pISSN - 1738-2637
DOI - 10.3348/jksr.2016.75.2.143
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculous lymphadenitis , incidence (geometry) , tuberculosis , extrapulmonary tuberculosis , fistula , abdominal tuberculosis , surgery , gastroenterology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology , optics , physics
In the Republic of Korea, the incidence of tuberculosis has decreased due to early diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, improvement of nutritional status, and better public health (1). The incidence of extrapulmonary manifestation in patients with tuberculosis has increased compared to that in the past with 13.7 patients for every 1 people in 2014 (2, 3). Abdominal tuberculosis is the most common condition of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, and lymphadenopathy is the most common form of abdominal tuberculosis (4). Fistulous tract formation caused by intestinal tuberculosis is rare, and fistula formation due to intra-abdominal lymphadenitis is even rarer. We report a case of nodo-colonic fistula caused by intra-abdominal tuberculous lymphadenitis during treatment with anti-tuberculous medication. Nodo-Colonic Fistula Caused by Intra-Abdominal Tuberculous Lymphadenitis during Treatment with Anti-Tuberculous Medication: A Case Report - :
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