TITLE:
Pseudotumoral Colic Tuberculosis: A Rare Pathological Entity
AUTHORS:
Eddy Oleko Ekuke, Pierlesky Elion Ossibi, El Mahdi Benkoukous, Moussa Sylla, Boubacar Efared, Laila Chbani, Abdelmalek Ousadden, Khalid Mazaz, Khalid Ait Taleb
KEYWORDS:
Colon, Tuberculosis, Pseudo-Tumor
JOURNAL NAME:
Surgical Science,
Vol.7 No.12,
December
21,
2016
ABSTRACT: Colic tuberculosis is rare even in countries endemic to Mycobacterium spp. Its incidence seems to be increasing over the last decade. Presentation in the form of abdominal mass is exceptional and often misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal tumor. The possibility of a colic involvement of this infection needs to be considered given the broad spectrum of clinical manifestations of TB infection. We present a case of pseudo colic tuberculosis in a 58-year-old patient with no history of disease.