Intestinal Perforation Caused By Intestinal Tuberculosis of A Nepalese Man Living in A Low Tuberculosis-Burden Country: A Case Report

Shunya Matsushita; Kei Kanata; Shoma Matsushita; Yutaro Ito; Koshiro Ichijo; Masahiro Uehara;

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Intestinal tuberculosis generally presents with chronic symptoms. However, in our case, the patient experienced rapid progression from intestinal obstruction to perforation. Even in low-burden countries, intestinal tuberculosis should be considered when patients from high-burden countries present with abdominal symptoms and characteristic computed tomography findings.

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