A Postpartum Immigrant with Pulmonary, Pleural, and Intestinal Tuberculosis


Deniz P. P., Çetinkaya P. D., Aydoğan F.

Thoracic Research and Practice, cilt.24, sa.3, ss.177-179, 2023 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/thoracrespract.2023.22129
  • Dergi Adı: Thoracic Research and Practice
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.177-179
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Intestinal tuberculosis, pleural tuberculosis, postpartum tuberculosis, pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Intestinal tuberculosis is a rare extrapulmonary condition and mainly involves the ileocecal region. Most of the patients with tuberculosis during the postpartum period present with extrapulmonary involvement. The postpartum period has a higher risk of the reactivation of tuberculosis due to changes in the immune system. We present the case of a 22-year-old postpartum immigrant patient, with pulmonary, pleural, and intestinal tuberculosis with intestinal perforation. Due to the nonspecific symptoms of intestinal tuberculosis, clinical suspi-cion is extremely important.