Intestinal tuberculosis in immunocompetent/HIV negative patients: case report of two patients
J. coloproctol. (Rio J., Impr.); 32 (3), 2012
In the past, extrapulmonary tuberculosis affected approximately 70% of patients with advanced pulmonary tuberculosis. However, with the advent of highly effective therapy, intestinal tuberculosis has become rare - even more unusual in patients without immunodeficiency, HIV and pulmonary disease. The purp...